repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
helping hand; help; support; aid
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
minute adjustment; fine tuning
weight; heavyweight boxer
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
you; (arch.) your residence
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
major dealer; wealthy merchant
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
treasure house; storage for valuable property
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
there being no use in arguing (about it)