to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
curious; strange; unusual
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
to read between the lines
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to care for someone; to look after someone
although; but; even though; I wish that
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
guess; conjecture; surmise
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
threatening letter; intimidating letter
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
power; authority; jurisdiction
what can you expect from a child with parents like that?; such parents, such children
to claim victims; to leave casualties