a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
lower half of the body; nether parts
to correct oneself; to restate
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
urinary bladder; urinary cyst; vesica urinaria; bladder
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
running water; flowing water; stream
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
way of reciting; way of telling a story