beloved child; dear child
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
feeling of disappointment; sense of dismay
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
absolute basics; very rudiments
dark (color); concentrated; thick
superintendent; supervisor; warden
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
looking at again; watching again; discovering again; seeing again
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
whole house; whole audience
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
high-voltage current; high-tension current
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery