to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
don't finish what you're saying; stop what you're saying
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
insight; power of observation
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
that kind; competition; match
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
vitality; energy; dynamism
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)