to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
good humour (humor); good mood
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
memory; ability to remember
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality