non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
loud sound; loud reverberation
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
instant; moment; for an instant
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to press a question; to cross-examine
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
clerk; office worker; office staff
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to rush over; to run up to
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
equipment; device; installation; stage setting