with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
ability; performance; efficiency
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
rubbing one's hands together
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
contemplation; meditation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
priority; order of precedence
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
by all means; by all costs
to put into the mouth; to eat
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to trace back to (the origins of something)
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging