adoration; admiration; devotion
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
(social) position; status
establishment; settlement
while; even though; despite