showing one's face in public; facing another person
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
genuine article; real thing; real deal
nod; inclination of the head
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to detain; to check; to restrain
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to lie down; to throw oneself down
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
good feeling; feeling good
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
general public; the masses
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
presence (impressive quality)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to state; to express; to mention
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to blow through; to blow across
loveable; very likeable; like very much
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
feeling keenly; fully realizing