to wear glasses; to put on glasses
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
difficult problem; challenge
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
lacking a plan; haphazard
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to shake; to waver; to tremble
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
inspection; examination; check
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
apparent; obvious; very clear
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
preparatory phase; preparatory period
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to be muddy; to be slushy
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit