fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
about; concerning; related to; -ish
since when; from when; how long
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
continuation; succession; series
draw (in competition); tie game
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
as you see; as you can see
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
chance (of success); odds
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
the whole day; all the day
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to have a lewd look on one's face; to ogle
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
merry drinker; one who laughs easily
putting into operation; invocation
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to miss out on going; to fail to go
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing