shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
low table; table with very short legs
from one's seat; without stirring
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
every person; every mouth; every entrance
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
declaration; proclamation; announcement
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
stating (one's views); expressing
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to fly around; to scatter
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to grumble; to make difficulties
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
modern civilization; modern world
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge