comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to talk to oneself; to mutter
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
inhuman person; fiend; beast; brute
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
to commit a crime; to do evil
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to break the silence; to break one's silence
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
quiet; still; surreptitious
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
original text; source book; draft
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
we have a result!; game over!; match!
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
totally willing; fully motivated
after that (a substantive change occurred)
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
secret; private; surreptitious
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(one's) current position; current location; present position
central city; major city (in a region)
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity