to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
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
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
courteous; decorous; polite
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
one example of (when there are more examples)
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
one's family (home) background (environment)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
empty grain husk; immature ear (e.g. wheat); hollow object; unripe fruit
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated