courting; wooing; making advances
favorite; favourite; habitually used
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
suspicion (of others); jealousy
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
whether one wants to or not; without choice
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to ask; to enquire; to query
suspension bridge; rope bridge