how long; how far; how much
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to stand on end (of hair)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
stifled (laughter); simmering
manners; behavior; behaviour
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
manners; behavior; behaviour
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off