talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to shoot dead (with an arrow)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be too late; to be too slow
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to make a vow; to take an oath
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to have a talk; to tell a story
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
double take (esp. out of surprise)
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
contract; compact; agreement
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to accept; to receive; to agree
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference