to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
surroundings; environs; circumference
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
curious; strange; unusual
to look around; to survey
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to say; to be pleased to say
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
business discussion; negotiation
success or failure; outcome; result
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to dye; to colour; to color
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to sit down; to take a seat
to rest one's chin in one's hands
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
practice; practising; experience
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up