glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
changing clothes; change of clothes
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
gem; jewel; precious stone
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
by myself; in person; by oneself
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
one end; an end; part; fragment
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
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unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
fine jewel; article of excellent quality; beautiful woman; beauty
being two sides of the same coin; being the same (while appearing different); Very sincerely yours; (arch.) peerless; (arch.) unparalleled
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
than; from; out of; except; but; more
by means of; due to; because of; according to