instant; moment; for an instant
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
everything; anything; nothing
to go too far; to go to excess
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to increase; to add to; to augment
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
distrust; unjust suspicion
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to stop walking; to pause
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
feeling; sense; impression
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
good-looking; fair; beautiful
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
again; once more; a second time
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair