explosive; blasting powder
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
explosion; rupture; break off
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
now that; since; so long as; because
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
upper half of the body; upper body
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
corridor; hallway; passageway
association; society; organization; organisation
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony