to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
verbal promise; one's word
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to crawl out of; to creep out of
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
stagnation; hindrance; delay
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
(bank) balance; remainder
dividing into four; quartering
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
built-in audience; regular customers
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
going through; going via; going by way of
couch; bench; ottoman; settee