production (e.g. play); direction
to take on a role; to take part
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
reason; cause; circumstances
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
forgetting; lapse of memory
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
that's too bad; too bad for you!
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to flare up; to fly into a rage
how long; how much; to what extent
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink