still; even now; to this day
delusion; trick of the imagination
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
preface; introduction; preamble
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
with a clunk; with a clank; the sound of a sudden decrease (in profits, vigor, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging