flapping of wings; wingbeat; flap; flutter
knowing only one thing (and repeating it often); saying the only thing one knows (at every opportunity); repeating the only thing one knows
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to explain adequately; to be accountable
sludge; slime; chemical ooze
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
finish; finishing; finishing touches
stark naked; completely naked; nude
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by
seasoning; flavour; flavor
first-rate; finest quality; the best
Al-Jizah (Egypt); Giza (Egypt)
waking; waking up; awakening
toasted sandwich; hot sandwich; toastie
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
redial; redialing; redialling
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head