thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
imported article; imported goods
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be selected (from among many people)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to bring; to take; to bring about
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
correction; revision; amendment
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
the more one looks (at it) the more...
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
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
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation