to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
negative thinking; pessimism
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to stop (plug) one's ears
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
big leakage; uncontained leak
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
what would (you) do?; what to do about it