discovery; detection; finding
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
caller; visitor; company; guest
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
having said that; on the other hand
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
physical condition; state of health
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
watering hole; watering place
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
washing machine (laundry)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base