nausea; sickness in the stomach
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to take a breath; to take a short rest
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
confections; sweets; candy; cake
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
correction; rectification; mending; repair
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
to have a smattering knowledge of
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to redeem (from sin); to save
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace