to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
knowing; (an) acquaintance
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
mental aspect; mental side
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
two classes; double; two sets
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
exchanging parts or equipment to effect a change in performance
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down