quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to grant a person a moment
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
sad; wretched; deplorable
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
draw; tie; quits; even; square
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
silence; stillness; quietness
one-armed person; one-handed person
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
sunlight filtering through trees