ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
surrounding at a distance
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
cooperation; collaboration
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
for the present; for the time being
to help each other; to cooperate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to look around; to survey
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to attempt; to test; to try out
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
light pink; light crimson
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish