bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
moment's leisure; free minute
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
without; but if; otherwise; or else
after that; afterwards; thereafter
you could say that; that might be so
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
desperately; for one's dear life
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
speech; expression; wording; language
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
to pursue an illusion; to pursue a fantasy; to pursue phantoms
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to begin to walk; to set out
system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
study tour; guided visit; field trip
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)