awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
such; this sort of; like this
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
by itself; automatically; naturally
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to stiffen; to become stiff
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
madness; craziness; insanity
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
true character; true heart; true spirit
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
not counting (as anything significant)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to watch steadily; to stare
scene; spectacle; sight; view
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person