taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
tone (of voice); manner of talking
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to rank with; to rank among
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
even more; still more; further
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to extend; to expand; to spread out
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
with these words; while saying
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
overlooking; turning a blind eye
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
nice; good; well-executed