while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
firm; strong; solid; stable
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
exposure to the sun; sunny place
prickling; stinging; tingling
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
runner-up; second (in a race)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else