opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
clicking; clopping; clacking
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
variety of goods; number of articles
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
to accept; to receive; to agree
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to jump at; to be attracted by
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
personal; individual; private
something like ...; something called ...
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
information bureau; intelligence department
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to have a relationship; to have relations
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
married woman; another's wife
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant