seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
shut-in; stay-at-home; recluse; (lit.) security officer of one's own home
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
ascending and descending; going up and down
under the staircase; understairs
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
engagement; business; affair; use; need
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
headache inducing; vexing
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to have a smattering knowledge of
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
affidavit; deposition; testimony
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos
blankety-blank; bleep; yada yada; xxx
standard; basis; principle
change; alteration; modification
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
orders; instructions; directive; command
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
rebel; traitor; insurgent
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on