way out; means to escape; escape route
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
with a start; with a jump
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
(punishment by) striking with fists
established fact; fait accompli
calculated; premeditated; considered
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
a little bit; a little while
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
concession; conciliation; compromise
sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
(another's) daughter; young lady