destination; place one stays during a trip
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
walking briskly; determinedly
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
accountability; being held accountable
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
low (level, value, price, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
as everyone knows; needless to point out
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
living up to one's reputation
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to croak (e.g. like a frog)