filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
social life; social intercourse
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
catfight; fight between women
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to intervene; to stop (something)
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
doorknob; door knob; door handle
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
-less; lacking; non-existing
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to push back; to press back; to force back
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
(within a) territory; domains
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)