having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to pay attention; to be watchful
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to have a smattering knowledge of
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
choices; alternatives; options
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
virgin; innocent young woman
minority group (party); minority
(your) judgment; discernment
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
not yet known; unknown; strange
comfort; consolation; diversion
sales; selling; marketing
course; route; path; process; means
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
woodcut; woodblock print; art print
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
indescribable; having no way to express
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude