observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
admiration; wonder; astonishment
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to overflow from something full
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
custom; common practice; habit
wickedness; wicked person
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
tone or force of an argument
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
to ask a question of (a person)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
period of youth; while young
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to become decrepit; to become senile
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)