narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
disclosure; exposure; revelation
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to have an idea; to have a clue
day after day; day by day
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
desperately; for one's dear life
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to understand from experience
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
first-rate; finest quality; the best