to shake; to sway; to waver
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
falsely similar; counterfeit
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
to relax; to feel at home
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
one-armed person; one-handed person
height (of body); stature
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
gem; jewel; precious stone