to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
particular; hard to please; fussy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to cause trouble (for); to have a harmful effect (on); to involve (someone) in trouble
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
walking briskly; determinedly
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to smash; to break into pieces
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
how many months?; how long?
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
at first; in the beginning; originally
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
several weeks; a few weeks
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit