vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
rather; sooner; preferably
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
jostle; struggle; scuffle
(walking) stick; cane; wand
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
leather cover; leather binding
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
sentence structure; grammatical construction; syntax
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
without trouble; easily; readily
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of