to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
somehow or other; one way or another; by some means or other
treasurer's report; financial report
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
scaling; climbing; ascending
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
stale; hackneyed; cliched
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
brand-new (clothing, shoes)