quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
(another's) daughter; young lady
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
reward; honorarium; remuneration
checking someone's identity; identification (of a suspect); identification (by a general) of the severed head of an enemy killed in battle
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
messenger; envoy; emissary
halfway (through, complete); midway
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
to taste; to try (food or drink)
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
secrecy; highly classified information
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
curiosity; inquisitiveness
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to