to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
hand luggage; hand baggage
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
how; in what way; by what means
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
only; merely; but; no more than
acting ability; talent as a performer
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
common knowledge; well-known fact
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
in that way; like that; that way
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...