one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
trembling with excitement
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
by your leave; with your permission
to lose contact with (someone); to stop communication with; to go missing; to disappear
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
party; gang; company; squad
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
amount of light; quantity of light
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)