most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
lord of a manor; estate steward
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
index; indices; indicator
superiority; predominance
to shake; to waver; to tremble
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
special promotion (in rank or grade)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
unpredictability; element of surprise
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
ring; band; ring; circum-
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to lie down; to throw oneself down
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
settlement; solution; resolution
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds