astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
whispered conversation; whispering
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
stickiness; viscosity; glutinosity
to throw at; to turn; to raise
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
conventional; commonplace; trite; hackneyed
rope; cord; policeman's rope
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
that; the matter in question
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
very likely; very probable
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
second (unit of time); arc second
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
serious wound; serious injury
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing