to lean against; to set against
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
numbering; numbering machine
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
the scruff or nape of the neck
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
very busy (person or thing)
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
surroundings; circumference
most attractive feature (of a person)
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
family; members of a family
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
in the same manner as before; the same as always
right (to do something); authority; power