close-cropped hair; shaven head
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to withstand; to be able to endure
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
again; once again; yet again
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to envelop; to blanket; to cloak
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
eruption; volcanic eruption
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
to be too late; to be too slow
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
to become muddy; to become slushy
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist