sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
one by one; one after another; successively
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to compare (e.g. notes); to exchange (e.g. views, opinions)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to pretend; to act (as if)
while; even though; despite
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to yield to temptation; to succumb
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)