interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
how can (one) do something
reputation; respectability
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to cause a commotion; to create a big stir; (lit.) to invoke a storm
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
about this time; about now
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
changing clothes (on another person, e.g. a child or doll); changing the exterior parts (e.g. of a product)
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
tune (melody, piece of music)
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)