personal attendant; valet; maid
timewasting; killing time
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
independence; self-reliance
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
family; relatives; dependents; household
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
vitality; energy; dynamism
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
because; for; the reason why is ...
probe each other; sound each other out
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
battlefield; battleground
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
that is to say; so that means
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)