change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
naughty; mischievous; unruly
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
half the body; half length
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
accumulation; accumulate; store
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
rubbing one's hands together
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
dried candies; dried confectionary; cookies
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
delivery; transfer; hand-over