width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
weakening; emaciation; decline
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
metallic sound; metallic clank
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to not believe one's ears
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
stillness; repose; standing still
pale; pallid; bluish-white
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet