private agreement; private favour; inside joke; private joke
in spite of oneself; absently; involuntarily
military aggression; military invasion
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
droplight; hanging lamp; pendant; pendent lamp; swinging lamp
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
the way (to somewhere); how to reach (a place)
(walking with) one's toes turned out; duckfooted
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
table of logarithms; log table; log tables
to be satisfied with one's position; to be quite content
undercoating; underpainting; first coating
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
reminiscences; reminiscent discussion
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
networking; making contacts
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
changing heart; fleeting heart; cheating heart; beautiful heart
change of colour; changing colours; differently coloured (but otherwise similar); different; unusual
The Name of the Rose (1980 novel by Umberto Eco)
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
bright (light) colour (color)
self-cleansing power; being capable of purifying oneself
rumour (of a love affair); rumor; romance; (arch.) bad reputation
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
whole dormitory; every dormitory
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing