dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
enemy territory; hostile place
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
as if nothing had happened
to press a question; to cross-examine
influenced (by); under an influence
end; tip; extremities; terminal
beyond imagination; unimaginable
victim; injured party; sufferer
great laughter; burst of laughter
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
obedience; submission; resignation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
putting a plan into operation