feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to be bony; to be angular
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
clearing one's throat; cough
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
quite; utterly; really; completely
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard