to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reinforcement; strengthening
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
interference; meddling; butting in
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
forgetting; lapse of memory
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
special order; custom order; bespoke (goods)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to cost little; to come cheap
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
workshop; studio; atelier
narrow; thin (sized); slender
personification; impersonation; embodiment
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
promising without due consideration
to approach; to draw near
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious