elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(being) worth seeing; impressive
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
historic; historical; traditional
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
stomach ache; abdominal pain
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet