blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
like water; like it grows on trees
scene; spectacle; sight; view
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
explanation; interpretation
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
older brother; elder brother
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
course; route; path; process; means
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to rise; to erect; to get up
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance
comma; decimal point; radix point
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
line along which to cut something off; perforated line; dotted line
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
victim; injured party; sufferer
white line; linea alba (anot.)
kitchen; financial situation
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
fast-talking; rapid talking
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while