measurement round the hips
sitting with one's legs out to one side
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
departure; leaving; setting off
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
everywhere; all over; throughout
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
several minutes; a few minutes
to pass (of time); to elapse
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge