to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
gradually; slowly but steadily
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
4th day of the month; four days
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
air-permeability; breathability
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
impulsive; emotional; straightforward; hot-headed; quick-tempered
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
discretion; judgement; judgment
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
distortion; falsification; perversion
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
particularly; only; in the case of
within; inside of; less than
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials