drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
inspection; examination; survey
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
big frame; large figure; huge body
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to dispose of; to sell off
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
too much; excessively; too
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be silent; to say nothing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced