praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to be enchanted; to be charmed
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to surround; to crowd around
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to be bad for health; to affect one's health
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
consists of; comprises; is made up of
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to lean against; to set against
and; thereupon; because of that
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
particularly; only; in the case of
to be helpful; to be useful
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
although; but; even though; I wish that
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud