just one person; only one
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
many; numerous; various; large number of
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
whispering into a person's ear
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
front; frontage; facade; main
husband and wife; married couple
to understand; to make out
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
to mind; to care; to worry
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)