brown envelope; manila envelope
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
root; joint; base; crotch
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
even if ...; even supposing that ...
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
matter of time; question of time
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
finish; finishing; finishing touches
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme