charming; fascinating; attractive
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling