vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
one's long-cherished desire
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
without permission; without notice
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to do someone in; to bump someone off
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
good bye; I'm off; see you later
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to narrow in (on); to home in; to focus; to target
investigation; research; looking something up
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
how long; how far; how much
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
feigned; pretending (not to know)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive