gossip; corner of the mouth
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
proper; right; reasonable
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
error; mistake; slip; bug
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
short and stout; small but wide around
to surge like an avalanche; to flood; to swarm; to stampede
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
intuition; instinct; hunch
participants; participating athletes
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
boa (snake); boa (scarf); (tidal) bore
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to trample; to crush underfoot
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
safety; welfare; well-being
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to set up shop; to open a store
fund-raising; fund collecting