one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
in a day; in a brief space of time
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
sons and daughters; children; girl
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
how; in what way; how about
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
(not) even once; (not) ever
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to throw on the fire; to burn
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
in proportion to; just as much as
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
district; section; sector
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)