shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to go out and away; to leave
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
this and that; one thing or another
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
popular name; common name; given name
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
still; as yet; as it has been
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
piece of evidence; evidence
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming