(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to dye; to colour; to color
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
automatic; intransitive verb
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
how many people; a number of people
not worth considering; out of the question
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily