staying in the air; remaining airborne
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
over-fond parent; doting parent
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to become excited; to grow lively
undermentioned (statement); the following; at left
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to take a breath; to take a short rest
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
wife and children; (arch.) wife
store; reserve; stock; savings
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
heaps of corpses all around
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
to talk (a person) down; to confute
obstruction of business; interference with business
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
being extremely busy; being swamped with work