ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
taste; liking; preference
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
several steps; much (better, higher, etc.); several cuts (above)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
beyond one's means or position
serious look (on one's face); straight face
natural; intrinsic; from birth
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out