turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
shellfish; seashell; shell
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to scatter away; to vanish
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to pay attention; to be watchful
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
to mix; to stir; to blend
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to be selected (from among many people)
political measures; policy
influenced (by); under an influence
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to stop talking; to break off; to pause