humanities; liberal arts; social science; literary course; department of literature
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to show up; to appear; to turn up
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
lying face down; upside down; prone
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
confections; sweets; candy; cake
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
bergamot (Citrus aurantium ssp. bergamia); bergamot orange; bergamot (Monarda didyma); bee balm; Oswego tea
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(with a) start; fright; alarm
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to run about; to rush about
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
such ... as; or some such
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
after school (at the end of the day)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
being argued into silence; being left speechless
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
to be found; to be discovered
self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)