incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to run out (e.g. of the room)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
food and drink; eating and drinking
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
as if nothing had happened
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved