recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
hostility; animosity; enmity
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
on the occasion of; at the time of
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
regular customer; valued client
(doing something) regardless of expense
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
thank you for your continued patronage
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
construction; architecture (of buildings)
cultural assets; cultural property
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
seamanship; (the art of) navigation
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to freeze; to refrigerate
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to