elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
be (that) as it may; having said that
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
don't you think?; indicates question
good-looking; fair; beautiful
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to burrow through; to dig through
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
national costume; (in) native dress
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
thin; slender; fine; unlucky