to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
writing; composition; essay; sentence
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
very likely; very probable
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
after a long time; for the first time in a while
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
gradually; slowly but steadily
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
light blue; pale blue; aqua
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(not) so much; (not) that much