to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
treasure chest; strongbox
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with a start; with a jump
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
opposite side; other side; other party
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to rock; to shake; to swing
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
reconciliation; make peace with
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
difficult to ...; hard to ...
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
opposite; reverse; contrary
reset; fresh start; new beginning