(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
all; entire; whole; altogether
since when; from when; how long
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
correction; rectification; mending; repair
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to intend; to be sure that
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
personal; individual; private
incident; affair; happening; event
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation; functioning; running
although I say; although one might say; although called
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to send or direct a person to
legendary beast; magical beast
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)