width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
rubbing one's hands together
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
old friend; old acquaintance
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
thunderous roar; roaring sound
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
there is nothing; having nothing
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to check; to stop; to keep back
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to push aside; to push one's way through
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
influence (on someone); inspiration
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to push back; to press back; to force back
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price