effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
polish; improvement; burnishing
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
supreme; sublime; highest
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
with a start; with a jump
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
the same generation; coeval
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
no!; no no!; no, not at all
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
this for sure; certainly is