backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to become dim; to become blurred
shameless person; sophisticated person; brazen hussy
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to come from; to have roots in