selling off; disposal by sale; sale
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
veil of darkness; curtain of night
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
at the window; by the window; next to the window
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
to pass (of time); to elapse
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
messenger; envoy; emissary
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to express (in words); to confess
paper knife; letter opener
tingling; stinging; pungently
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant