ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
literally; to the letter; literal
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
complexion; colour; color; blood red
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit