masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
go that far; to that extent
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
house where one was born; one's parents' house
as a child; when one was a child
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
relatively; comparatively
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
first meeting; first interview with
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
ability; capability; skill
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
considerably; fairly; quite
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace