changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to grasp the important points; to hit the right points
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to be stiff; to be starchy
directly; in person; firsthand
how; in what way; in what manner
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
the senses; sensuality; carnality
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity