worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
one grade; first-class; primary
headache inducing; vexing
site; point on a map; spot
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
this is why; this means; it is the case that
catalog shopping; catalogue shopping
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
hiding one's embarrassment
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view