to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to be bound (by feelings); to be fettered (by); to be overcome (by); to be moved (by); to be touched (by)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to get narrower; to contract
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly