smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
coincident with; while; simultaneously
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
morality; moral principles
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
go that far; to that extent
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to collect; to assemble; to gather
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
materials; data; document
by myself; in person; by oneself
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
time; hour; period; class
construction; establishment