sexy; popular; well-liked
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to run through; to run past
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
whispering into a person's ear
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
whispered conversation; whispering
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
gem; jewel; precious stone
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
family; members of a family
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to run about; to rush about
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)