confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
middle of the night; dead of night
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
jean jacket; denim jacket
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
beforehand; in advance; previously
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
cutting in line; queue jumping
to take over; to hand over
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
any more; any further; any better; any longer
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to rebuke; to scold harshly