public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
not caring; not giving a damn
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to shake; to sway; to waver
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)