escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
have a good day; take care; see you
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
competent; suitable; qualified
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
brown envelope; manila envelope
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
shopping; purchased goods
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
maid; helper; help; assistance
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game