center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to be free; to be available
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
devotion; attachment; infatuation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
back off!; leave me alone!
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
schoolgirl; female student
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to save; to leave over; to spare
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently