outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
residing; living; dwelling
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
although; but; even though; I wish that
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
return of something; repayment
strong-willed; strong of heart
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
second-hand shop; curio shop
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be lacking in options; to be too few
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
electricity; (electric) light
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to become vulgar; to coarsen
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless