to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
messenger; envoy; emissary
leader; authority; mainstay
unseasonable; out-of-season
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to farm; to cultivate a field
hunting ground; hunting preserve
unprecedented; never seen before
as soon as; no sooner than; one way or another; objection
beginning; opening; start; outset
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
surface of the earth; ground surface
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
stone construction; stone-built; (made of) stone
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
large-breed dog; large dog
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
all-out attack; general offensive
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate