smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
but; however; provided that
good-looking; fair; beautiful
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
about; on; regarding; per; for every
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
plural; multiple; plural (number)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)