present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
later on; eventually; afterwards
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
popular person; favorite; favourite
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to take a breath; to take a short rest
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to know (someone); to think; to believe
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
high laced shoes or boots
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
amorous rumour (rumor); romantic gossip
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
misanthropy; misanthropist
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what with this and that; for a number of reasons