to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
with a start; with a jump
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
right in the midst of; right at the height of
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
display window; shop window; store window
journal; magazine; periodical
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate