dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to entrust; to leave to a person
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
drug administration; giving of a drug; medication
former (incumbent); predecessor
series of battles; successive battles
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
surely; certainly; without doubt
stealthily; secretly; in secret
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas