timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
woman; female; feminine gender
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
kitchen; financial situation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to lie deep in; to extend far back
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to leave as is; to ignore
(United States of) America; USA
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
chance (of success); odds
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
running away; escaping on foot
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing