to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to move forward; to move on
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
technique; art; skill; move
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
un-; non-; negative prefix
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)