with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
headship of a family; family property
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
to look down on; to make light of
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to half-rise to one's feet
(exercising) the right to command
grasp; catch; understanding
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
impudent; shameless; brazen
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
very interesting; of great interest
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to detain; to check; to restrain
quitting while one is ahead
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
useless resistance; vain struggle