performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
cooking; food preparation
retreating figure; appearance from behind
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to feel; to sense; to experience
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to approach; to draw near
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to apologize; to apologise
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
exactly as stated; verbatim
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
mistress; kept woman; concubine