to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
with a click; with a snap
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
having said that; on the other hand
to get thin; to taper off
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
environment; circumstance
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
interception; monitoring; tapping
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay