to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
second (unit of time); arc second
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to fold up; to fold into layers
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
overheating; overexcitement
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to hide; to keep to oneself
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to collapse into; to flop onto
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to ask; to enquire; to query
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
both; both sides; both parties