ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus); orang-utan; orangutang
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
one by one; one at a time; in turn
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
good bye; I'm off; see you later
to make a speech; to address
special attack unit; kamikaze unit; suicide squad
going into battle; departure for the front
unexpectedly; surprisingly
trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying); audition
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
reduction by half; halving
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to do over; to remake; to resume
time and time again; many times; a number of times
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
nonchalant air; unruffled air