every evening; night after night
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
every evening; every night
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
meteor; shooting star; falling star
acceleration; speeding up
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
diversion; putting something to another use
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
right under; directly below
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly