waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
the place for; the time for; the level of
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
remembrance; recollection; recognition
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
workshop; studio; atelier
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
shellfish; seashell; shell
the reverse; other side; lining
to shave off; to scrape off
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation