component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
opposite side; opposition
to have the memory of having done something oneself
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to feel depressed; to be down
April Fools' Day; April fool
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily