why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
correction; revision; amendment
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
use; utilization; utilisation; application
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
money-making; earning money
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
gooily; with a squeeze; squishily; with a squish
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go