lost article; something forgotten
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
station; office; guardroom
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to lay aside; to set aside
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
being argued into silence; being left speechless
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
simmer; bubble out; flow out
vexing; irritating; impatient
interference; meddling; butting in
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
confused; flustered; at a loss
opposite; reverse; contrary
manner of using one's hands
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear