to finish; to end; to close
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
automatic; intransitive verb
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together