receptionist; reception woman
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
go that far; to that extent
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
by today; before the day is over
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
proposal; proposition; suggestion
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
finishing blow; coup de grâce
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
family; members of a family
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
decision; settlement; definition
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
group; party; team; squad; section