1)    Cue N a signal or reminder to do something

2)     on cue ⇒ at the right moment

3)    Stand down VB (adverb) (intransitive) to resign or withdraw, esp in favour of another

4)    Withdraw VB (transitive) to take or draw back or away; remove

5)    behind one's back ⇒ without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully

6)    break one's back ⇒ to overwork or work very hard

7)    get off someone's back ⇒ informal to stop criticizing or pestering someone

8)    Pester VB (transitive) to annoy or nag continually

9)    Nag VB to scold or annoy constantly

10) Rebuke VB (transitive) to scold or reprimand (someone)

11) Rebut VB (transitive) to refute or disprove, esp by offering a contrary contention or argument

12) Stump N the base part of a tree trunk left standing after the tree has been felled or has fallen

13) Stumble VB to trip or fall while walking or running

14) Trip N a false step; stumble

15) Tyke, tike N informal a small or cheeky child: used esp in affectionate reproof

16) Cheeky ADJ disrespectful in speech or behaviour; impudent

17) Chicken out VB (intr, adverb) informal to fail to do something through fear or lack of conviction

18) Lack N an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired

19) Tap water N water drawn off through taps from pipes in a house, as distinguished from distilled water

20) Tap N a valve by which a fluid flow from a pipe can be controlled by opening and closing an orifice
US and Canadian name: faucet

21) Furry ADJ covered with fur or something furlike

22) Fur N the dense coat of fine silky hairs on such mammals as the cat, seal, and mink

23) Silky ADJ covered with long fine soft hairs: silky leaves

24) Furbish VB (often followed by up) to improve the appearance or condition of; renovate; restore

25) Furlough N leave of absence from military duty

26) Duty N a task or action that a person is bound to perform for moral or legal reasons

27) Unleash VB (transitive) to free from restraint or control

28) Span N the interval, space, or distance between two points, such as the ends of a bridge or arch

29) Grunt VB (intransitive) (esp of pigs and some other animals) to emit a low short gruff noise

30) Gruff ADJ rough or surly in manner, speech, etc: a gruff reply

31) Surly ADJ sullenly ill-tempered or rude

32) Sullen ADJ unwilling to talk or be sociable; sulky; morose

33) Unwilling ADJ said with reluctance

34) Reluctance N lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination

35) Eager ADJ characterized by or feeling expectancy or great desire

36) Disincline VB to make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse

37) Cozy ADJ intimate; friendly

38) Weirdo N informal a person who behaves in a bizarre or eccentric manner

39) Knock VB (transitive) to give a blow or push to; strike

40) blow hot and cold ⇒ to vacillate

41) come to blows ⇒ to fight

42) Hush N stillness; silence

43) Quieten VB chiefly Brit (often followed by down) to make or become calm, silent, etc; pacify or become peaceful

44) Allay VB (transitive) to reduce (fear, anger, etc)

45) Acquaintance N a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend

46) Paw N any of the feet of a four-legged mammal, bearing claws or nails

47) Legged ADJ having a leg or legs

48) Lean VB followed by against, on, or upon: to rest or cause to rest against a support

49) like a shot ⇒ very quickly

50) Spay VB (transitive) to remove the ovaries, and usually the uterus, from (a female animal)