busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be glossy; to glisten; to shine with a luster; to look alluring; to be sexy; to be seductive
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
loss of nerve; attack of nerves; panic
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
tune (melody, piece of music)
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
forced laugh; forced smile
strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to be pleased with; to suit
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
repentance; confession; penitence
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
tomfoolery; monkey business
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)