dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
for example; for instance; e.g.
trivial; not amounting to much
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to lose one's footing; to slip
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
head over heels; headlong; head first
to complain; to make a complaint
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to slide into; to slip into
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
well-bred; of good upbringing
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting