successively; one after another
line; queue; procession; matrix
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
after a long time; for the first time in a while
personal attendant; valet; maid
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
weight training; muscle training
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to change the position of
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
reality; actuality; hard fact
property; fortune; assets
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant