flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to entrust; to leave to a person
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
one's post; place of work; workplace
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to give directions; to issue instructions
double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
child of mixed parentage; mixed-race child
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to leap back; to jump back
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to count up; to enumerate
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
store interior; inside of a shop
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
dozens; scores of; decades