each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to force one's way through
vexing; irritating; impatient
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
affectation; showiness; pretence
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
retention; maintenance; preservation
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to cut off (a relationship)
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to pry; to prize; to prise
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be injured; to sustain a wound
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to be chipped; to be nicked
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to smash; to break into pieces
forward somersault; forward roll
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
left side; left-hand side
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray