giving up; quitting; surrendering
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
chance; opportunity; occasion
manual labor; manual labour; handwork; manual procedure
to discuss; to talk together
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
to forget to say; to forget to mention
design; idea; conception; plan
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
have a good day; take care; see you
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
quite; utterly; really; completely
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle