describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
confections; sweets; candy; cake
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
box; box-shape; cube-type
from here; from this place
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
intermission (between acts); interlude
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
nice; good; well-executed
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing