charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
order of chivalry; chivalric order
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
complete change; about-face
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
online shopping; internet shopping
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
returned goods; returning purchased goods
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
physical strength; muscle strength
himself; yourself; herself
piece of cake; a walk in the park
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to be manageable; to be able to handle
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
shyness; bashfulness; shame