creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art
menarche; first menstruation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
morning; forenoon; just before noon
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to stiffen; to become stiff
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
orders; instructions; directive; command
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to leave of one's own accord
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
export; exportation; efferent
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting