to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
danger; peril; hazard; risk
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
height (of body); stature
lightly; easily; carelessly
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
almost; roughly; approximately
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to mind; to care; to worry
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
light; easy; non-serious; minor
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)