to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to clamber (up); to scale
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
overestimation; overvaluing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
night view; night skyline; nightscape
decorative lights; illumination
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
confections; sweets; candy; cake
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
boasting of one's strength
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
for heaven's sake (Pete's, mercy's, etc.); for pity's sake; oh stop; lay off
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic