to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
appearance; air; condition; state; form
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
though; notwithstanding; although
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
taste; liking; preference
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
minimum; at the very least
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to change completely; to change suddenly
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...