to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
courting; wooing; making advances
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
from the beginning; from scratch
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to relax; to feel at home
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
right to choose; a say; option
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
at the last moment; this late in the game
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)