stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
physical condition; state of health; shape
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
full impact; packing a punch
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to understand; to make out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
that is to say; so that means
otherwise; if not; or else
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to push (something) against
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
romantic; spicy; coquettish
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to start; to begin; to commence
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly