with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
admiration; wonder; astonishment
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up