grasp; catch; understanding
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
second day of the month; two days
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
slim figure; lean figure; weight reduction
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to shine in (light); to illuminate
madder red; dark red; crimson
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to be spattered by blood from one's victim; to suffer a reaction; to receive a backlash
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to know (a person); to think