to become inverted; to become reversed
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to be detained; to take time
distinction; difference (between two things); sense of propriety; proper conduct (according to social or moral norms); accountability; taking clear responsibility (for a fault or failing)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
(baby) bouncer; bouncer (security guard)
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
irritation; annoyance; frustration
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
civilized person; civilized people
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
competent; suitable; qualified
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
(distinction of) sex; gender
to quicken one's pace (steps)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)