to knock down; to knock off
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
hostile relations; hostile relationship
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
better than none at all; better than nothing
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
upward glance; upturned eyes
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
don't worry; there's no need to worry
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to listen again; to ask again
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
this and that; one thing or another
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down); to strum (a stringed instrument); to pluck
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
bathing (swimming) in cold water
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
starvation; famine; hunger
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell