firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
also known as; also called
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
odds and ends; all; every
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
chief; main; principal; important
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
talking while standing; standing around talking