snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
disclosure; exposure; revelation
out of bounds; beyond the pale
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to run about; to rush about
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
inattention; absent-mindedness
reading too much into (what ... says)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
intelligence gathering; information gathering
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be