speech; expression; wording; language
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
warning color; warning colour
contours of one's body; figure
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
with a (light) slapping sound
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
to begin talking; to open up
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)