stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
one's heart; at one's discretion; in one's hands
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
transport; transportation
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
elopement; running away with a lover
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
recommendation; referral; endorsement
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
how; in what way; circumstances
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
personal attack; ad hominem
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble