sole girl in a group of geeks
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
strategy meeting; council of war
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
back (of a chair); backrest
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to spend time (on doing something)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to lean against; to set against
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
control; management (e.g. of a business)
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to drop; to lose; to let fall