lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
regulation; adjustment; control
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
middle of the night; dead of night
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
cartoon-character costume
other than; excluding; without
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
several people; a few people
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to talk to oneself; to mutter
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run