nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
gradually; slowly but steadily
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to be crowded
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
assistance; backing; reinforcements
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
salary reduction; salary cut
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to pierce through; to break through
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal