sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
surely; certainly; without doubt
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to become completely chilled
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
go that far; to that extent
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to join together; to combine; to join up
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
muttering voice; murmuring voice
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to whine; to make feeble complaints
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
very young; little; childish; immature
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength