stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
period of time; time slot; time zone
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun