colour; color; hue; tints
plainclothes police officer
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
walking briskly; determinedly
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
influenced (by); under an influence
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
granted that; even if; even though
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
spine (of book); binding (of book)
city library; municipal library; public library