appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
way of speaking; intimation
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
gossip; corner of the mouth
though; notwithstanding; although
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
heap; pile; stack; full measure
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
student (esp. a university student)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
looking or acting as if one owned the place
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
sudden change; complete change