smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
stirring; slight movement
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
insight; power of observation
I don't like it; I hate it
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
silk damask; satin damask
be (that) as it may; having said that
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to gain fame; to make one's name
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
strict order; peremptory command
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to spread; to be propagated
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten