great cause; moral law; justice
no exception; without exception; always the same
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
free (of charge); gratuitous
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
leaving everything up to someone else
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
that kind; competition; match
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to incur someone's enmity
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
waste of time; killing time
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent