main road; main thoroughfare
just above; right overhead
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
at that time; in those days
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
no-good man; (male) loser
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to say; to be pleased to say
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
speech; expression; wording; language
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
out of character; unlike one