sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
real estate with a flaw that reduces its price; stigmatized property
complete; whole; perfect; safe
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
large, bald-headed monster; giant; large, bald man; big baldy; large monk
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
with one's mouth wide open; gapingly
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
horror film; horror movie
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to look young; to seem young
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
hearsay; learning by hearsay
old house; deserted house
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
image; figure; figure; form; image
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...