headquarters; head office; main office
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to pass (of time); to elapse
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
two colours; two varieties; two types
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
(not) even with; (not) even using
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
more than usual (usu. time)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding