pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
to be blissful; to be very happy
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
assembly room; assembly hall; meeting room; community room
small garden; small place
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
Griffith (Australia); Griffis; Griffiths
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
endurance contest; test of endurance
to become conscious; to recover one's senses; to snap out of it
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
neckline (of dress, etc.)
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret