drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept