to be accustomed to reading
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
approx. 80% of the way up a mountainside; view of a light green mountain; mountain that appears green from afar
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to become vulgar; to coarsen
stale; hackneyed; cliched
great admiration; deep respect
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to express properly; to explain well
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the five fingers; leading five; top five
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
from ... to; between ... and; or