to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
representative; exemplary; model
to compete with; to vie for
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
head of a sleeping person
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen
demanding; difficult; strict
face; looks; vestiges; trace
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
yesterday evening; last night
day of month; counter for days
world record; establishing a world record (in)
festival merrymaking; revelry
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs