being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
one lump; one body; one group
harsh criticism; something worthless or of little value
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
freezing weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
end of broadcast; sign-off
to invite in; to show someone in
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
all (there is); as long as there is
desperately; for one's dear life
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to push aside; to push one's way through
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline