to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
gleaming; shining; glistening
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
marathon; long-distance race
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
hair dye (for graying hair)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
living by oneself; living alone
decision; settlement; definition
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious