to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
sweet voice; seductive voice
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
perception; sensing; noticing
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
unprecedented; never seen before
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
fifth day of the month; five days
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
feelings; thoughts; meaning
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be led by; to be headed by
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)