performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to put someone to trouble
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
with a friendly grin; smilingly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
annual (plant); first-year student
writing on someone's behalf
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste