dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
eagle (Accipitridae family)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to detain; to check; to restrain
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
moderate; proper; just right
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to crouch; to squat; to cower
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
two classes; double; two sets
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
gulping down (a drink); guzzling; chugging; sloshing around (of liquid in one's stomach)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side