before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
surveillance camera; security camera
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
travelling alone; solitary journey
regular time; stated period
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
guess; conjecture; surmise
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
on bad terms; at loggerheads
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to score points with (a person)
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
automatic; intransitive verb
neighbouring house; neighboring house
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)