to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
living thing; living creature; animal; life
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to rise; to erect; to get up
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date