rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to fall on one's backside
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
mho (unit of conductance)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
elder sister; effeminate man
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
tips of one's hair; hair ends
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to run about; to rush about