to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
with a slip; with a slide
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
like this; in this way; as you see
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
suddenly disappears somewhere
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to keep (a person) waiting
to invite in; to show someone in
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
polite; respectful; reverent
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)