to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
calling by name; designation; nomination
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
expression; look; countenance; face
unpredictability; element of surprise
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
go that far; to that extent
party; set; gang; company; person
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to see through; to see the true nature of something
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
one thin flat object; one sheet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
fully prepared; all ready
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
forevermore; for eternity
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...