to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
shock therapy; shock treatment
upper half of the body; upper body
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
cooperation; collaboration
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
to return a favor (favour); to repay
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
good-for-nothing; worthless
self-torturing; masochistic
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
strictly; severely; rigidly
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
beyond one's means or position
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
(it was) not until; (it was) only when