to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
left side; left-hand side
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
these guys; these fellows
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
day after day; day by day
awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
physical disorder; incongruity; incompatibility; inconsistency
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
handrail; railing; banister
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
fine weather; fair weather
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
being startled; getting a shock
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly