bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in the meanwhile; during the time
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to begin to walk; to set out
restoration; repair; mending
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
metre; meter; meter; gauge
two (long cylindrical things)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)