to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
to become pale; to turn pale
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
surname; family name; last name
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
sentiment; sentimentality
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
nostalgic song; golden oldie
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
such; this sort of; like this
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
at that (very) moment; just then
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
unique; original; individual; unusual
image change; changing one's image; makeover
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything