feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
big leakage; uncontained leak
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
while; during; performed in this condition
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane