good-quality; superior in quality
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
nice and warm day; balmy weather
sad; wretched; deplorable
threatening voice; threatening tone
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to have a hard time of it
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
source of information; intelligence source; message source
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
must-see; not to be missed; a must
trough; gutter; water pipe; flume; chute
forked tree; forked branch
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
in the ministry; in the department
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to change the schedule; to change one's plans
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
unappealing; uninteresting; lacking charm
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
breadwinner; biggest earner