ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
retainer; attendant; escort
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
along the road; along the way
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful