wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
raising and lowering; praising and blaming; modulation
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
cooking class; cookery school
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
putting on weight from the good (married) life
to be plump; to be chubby
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
understanding person; supporter
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
(arch.) way; (arch.) road; way to ...; road to ...
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
what sort of; what kind of; what way
divine command; heaven's will
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh
private affairs; personal matter
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration