middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
performer; entertainer; celebrity
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
birth; creation; formation
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
business; trade; operations; sales
to keep an eye on; to take care of
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to pay the bill; to settle an account
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
to indicate; to show; to point to
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle