to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
foolish talk; nonsense; gibberish
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to behave well (of a child)
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
in the morning; during the morning
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
direct sunlight; direct rays of the sun
physical condition; state of health
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
chief; main; principal; important
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
manners; behavior; behaviour
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
melancholy; gloom; depression
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
the place for; the time for; the level of
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice