to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
still; as yet; as it has been
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
with a friendly grin; smilingly
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to feel; to sense; to experience
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand