to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
many; numerous; various; large number of
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to be perturbed; to be agitated
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
item; article; dish; course; finest item
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
choice; selection; option
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to glare at each other; to confront each other
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be softened; to calm down
both (people); the two of them
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to call a person's attention (to)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables