flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to rant and rave; to raise hell
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
with these words; while saying
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to relax; to feel at home
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
contours of one's body; figure
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
single word; a few words; brief comment
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason