to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to understand fully; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
at once; there and then; immediately
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to distribute; to hand out
as you can imagine; as imagined
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
companion; partner; spouse
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature