smallish; on the small side
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
broken; intermittent; disconnected
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
section manager; section chief
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
bank; banking institution
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
matter of time; question of time
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on