colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
established practice; custom
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
ominous place outside the human world; mysterious place where no human being lives; uninhabited area
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go underground; to go into hiding
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
every year; yearly; annually
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be erected; to be built
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
comparatively; relatively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be annoying; to be troublesome; to be a burden