station; office; guardroom
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
complete change; about-face
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
both (people); the two of them
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
unpleasant to hear; difficult to hear
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
manners; courtesy; etiquette
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately