to apologize; to apologise
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
witnessing; observing; sighting
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to come back; to return; to recur
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
for a while; for some time; for a period
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to check; to stop; to keep back
one's last moment; one's death; one's end