(having) life-and-death power (over)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
(very) fortunate person; lucky fellow; fortune's favourite
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
intensive; concentrated; focused
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
five (long cylindrical things)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
brief review; brief comment
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
street; quarter; district; area
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
moment; brief space of time
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to bite off; to gnaw through
nice; good; well-executed
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to suck; to draw out; to aspirate; to start to suck; to begin sucking
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)