prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
small ball; globule; bead; small vegetable or piece of fruit
impromptu; on the spot; off the cuff; ad lib
ability; capability; skill
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
loud sound; loud reverberation
simultaneous; all at once
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
balcony; Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
solar day (esp. on planets other than Earth); sol (currency of Peru)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to keep secret; to conceal
(exercising) the right to command
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
to count on; to anticipate; to expect