to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
hermetically seal; sealing (e.g. envelope)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
joint together; opposite; facing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to laugh away; to laugh off
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
comparatively; relatively
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
physical evidence; material evidence