to hand (over); to deliver in person
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
pie; tart; palmier (pastry)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (someone) a good prodding; to make (someone) shape up
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
breeding; raising; rearing; keeping
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to taste; to try (food or drink)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
eye for people; ability to judge character
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
guess; speculation; supposition
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
firm promise; definite promise
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
commitment; pledge; promise
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up