glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
bashful; shameful; ashamed
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to jump at; to be attracted by
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
personal feelings; self-interest
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
tedious; boring; being fed up with
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
naked eye; the physical eye
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre