to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
box-shaped (horse-drawn) carriage
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
rubbing one's hands together
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to run about; to rush about
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
control; check; restraint; inhibition
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
(walking) stick; cane; wand
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
back street; back alley; slums
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol