smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
beforehand; in advance; previously
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
Le Blanc; Bland; Brun; Leblanc; Lebrun
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
commencing with; including
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
book of (trade) secrets; secrets; study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
when it becomes; when it comes to
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
silent; still; quiet; hushed
new book; new publication
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
control; management (e.g. of a business)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
by myself; in person; by oneself
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
magician; conjurer; illusionist
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful