don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
improved version; variant (of a pathogen)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
serious; not joking; straight
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
standing tall; towering; soaring
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes
fragment; one of the group or party
welcome!; nice to see you!