dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to lose a quarrel; to lose an argument; to be talked down
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to overflow from something full
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
as if nothing had happened
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
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
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
moving about; stirring about
there being no use in arguing (about it)
bathing (swimming) in cold water
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired