to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to control; to command; to get the better of
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to accord someone every courtesy
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
emotional wall; internal barrier
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to cross the line; to go too far
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
to stop talking; to be silent
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to accept (a thing) with thanks
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
one's days and nights being reversed
private funds; own funds; private property