gloom; sadness; melancholy; despondency; cares; worries
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
confirmation number; reservation number; reference number
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
subconsciousness; the subconscious
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
two equal parts; exactly two parts
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
admiration; wonder; astonishment
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
bent back; hunchback; stoop