voyage; passage; travelling
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
stay of execution; suspended sentence
acting ability; talent as a performer
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
(a person's) appearance; looks
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to burn with combativeness