to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
(set of) facial features; looks
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
height (of a person); stature
first meeting; first interview with
genius; prodigy; natural gift
in that manner; like that
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
what kind of business; what sort of matter
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
cost of a meal (or meals)
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
you could say; you might say; verging on the
then; and (then); in that case; if so
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off