to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
main question; real issue at hand
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to exert oneself; to make efforts
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
male characteristics; manliness
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to laugh scornfully; to sneer at
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
group; party; team; squad; section
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
desperately; for one's dear life
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be born; to come into the world
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations