yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to make an appearance; to show up
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
such ... as; or some such
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
staff identity card; employee ID card
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
light (e.g. colour, color)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
charming; fascinating; attractive
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
Extinct (conservation status); EX