cake served with tea; teacake
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
tedious; boring; being fed up with
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
after a long time; for the first time in a while
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be opposite; to face each other
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to smile broadly; to grin widely
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
not necessarily so; is not always true
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
person of high standing facing no opposition and with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor