to knock down; to knock off
improvement of relations; rapprochement
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to walk away; to walk off
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
person in charge; official; attendant
inside one's heart; in one's mind
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
to attract; to be used to
assisted reproductive technologies; ART
Educational Resources Information Center; ERIC
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
tall figure; high stature
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)