horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to tighten; to press hard
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
just above; right overhead
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
two times; twice; two degrees
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
low tone; bass; low voice
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to change completely; to change suddenly
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
please (give me); please (do for me)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed