to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
really; truly; indeed; good grief
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
deviation; departure; omission
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about