one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to lend an ear to; to listen to
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practice; practising; training; study
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
elegant; graceful; refined