to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
virile; tough; masculine; intense
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
rich person; millionaire; magnate; big spender; debauchee
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to turn completely into; to become completely
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
at someone's (something's) mercy
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
shyness; bashfulness; shame