against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
looking on; remaining a spectator
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
to be pleasure to the eye; to delight the eye; to please the eye; to feast one's eyes on
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
small number; few; minority
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
audience (with a person of high standing)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
looks; personal appearance; features
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
strong-willed; strong of heart
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern