first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
occasional; infrequent; rare
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
complete change; about-face
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
time; season; period; phase; stage
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to turn towards; to point
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
prejudice; bias; distorted view
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)