comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to take back; to recapture
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
front; frontage; facade; main
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
just the other day; quite recently
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article