substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
ultimate weapon; one's final trump card
cake or snack served with tea
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(how) many times; (how) often
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to finish reading; to read through
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
secret; private; surreptitious
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to make sense; to be meaningful
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
(chemical) body warmer; heat pad; hand warmer
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to have meaning; to be meaningful