alley; alleyway; bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
rubber band; elastic band
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to prostrate oneself before
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes