to part left and right; to open out
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to spit out; to eject; to dump
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
persecution complex; paranoia
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to leave word; to leave a message
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)