mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
forward somersault; forward roll
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
spread; span; expanse; extent
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
after that; afterwards; thereafter
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
finger flick to the forehead
amazing trick; amazing skill
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character