suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
until now; so far; up to the present
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
light color; light colour
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
black ground; black cloth
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
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
clothing store; boutique; dress shop
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
branch office; branch store
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
considerably; greatly; a lot
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man