very small; tiny; insignificant
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
battle formation; battle array; lineup (of a team, etc.); cast; staff
(so miserable that it is) painful to look at; painful to watch
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
stepping back; drawing back
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
behaviour; behavior; conduct
to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little