stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
one run of a television series
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
seeing for the first time; first sight
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
transactions; dealings; business
briskly; quickly; promptly
whispering; murmuring; subdued
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
in a day; in a brief space of time
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost