fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
postponement; deferment; adjournment
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
at a loss for words; stumped for words
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to order; to command; to appoint
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to pay the bill; to settle an account