disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
individual; private person; personal; private
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
very fond of; more fond of than eating; so fond of that someone would rather not eat than go without; (lit.) more important than three meals a day
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
maternity room; delivery room
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
in accordance with; according to
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
a few years ago; some years back
all-weather; weather-proof
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
seat; seats; stands; grandstand; bleachers
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
discovery; detection; finding
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation