with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
difference; discrepancy; variation
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to say no more; to sink into silence
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
at a moment's notice; readily
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
person concerned; interested party; related party
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
second grade; second class; secondary
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation