to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to keep away; to keep at a distance
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
script; libretto; scenario
piece of cake; a walk in the park
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
festival; feast; carnival
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
alternately; by turns; one after the other
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
now that you say that; now that you mention it
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
very young bride; child bride; childish wife
old body; aged person; elderly person
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)