reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
not caring; not giving a damn
correction; revision; amendment
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
urbanization; urbanisation
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up