to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
court lady; lady-in-waiting
light pink; light crimson
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to get help; to enlist aid
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
revolting; rebellion; going against; contradiction; antinomy
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to satisfy the requirements
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
contrived; false-sounding
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to be careful; to take the utmost care
practical question (problem); practical matter
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern