eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
the seven prismatic colors (colours)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
sexual feeling; carnal desire; physical feeling
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
ex post facto report; report after the event
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
extreme sadist; very sadistic
candidate (for an election)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
number of times; frequency; count
several times; several degrees
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
personality; style; appearance
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air