lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
doing a job; riding and sweating up a horse
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
slant eyes; almond-shaped eyes; eyes that are turned up at the corners
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
an assortment; combination
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
tail (animal); tail end; tip
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)