expert(ise); skill; dexterity
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
... and westward; west of
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; errand; nature of one's business
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
reality; actuality; hard fact
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
acquaintance; appreciative friend
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
maximum permissible level or dosage
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
particularly; only; in the case of
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite