to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
offender; criminal; culprit
to thrust down; to push off
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
inspection; examination; checking
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
rest; break; recess; intermission
storehouse; warehouse; godown
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
cooler box; cooler; cool box
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling