hiding one's embarrassment
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to say; to be pleased to say
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
person who has rendered distinguished service
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
poisoning; kill by poison
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
relaxation; recreation; recess
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
restlessly; restively; agitated; fidgety
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to shout (in anger); to yell
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to begin; to set about; to start
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter