leader of a charge; first to arrive
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
different room; another room; separate rooms
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tossing and turning while asleep
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to begin talking; to open up
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
everything one does; whatever one does
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
aptitude; aptness; suitability
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
window; window (shop display)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest