10th day of the month; ten days
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
crematory; place where things are burned
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
mask; disguise; guise; mask
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
clumsy; unskillful; bungling; poor; bad
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
art of drawing and painting