it hasn't been long since
serious look (on one's face); straight face
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to be hot on a person's heels
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
index finger; forefinger; second toe
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
adviser; advisor; consultant
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
hard to reach place; remote place
court (of law); courtroom
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
cannot be compared with; no match for
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly