this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
previous engagement; prior contract
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
explosiveness; explosivity; explosibility
creation; generation; formation; derivation
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
draft (esp. in baseball); draft; rough copy; draught (beer); draft; draft (air current)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
right (to do something); authority; power
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
short and stout; small but wide around
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
polite; respectful; reverent
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate