to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
expression; presentation; representation; notation
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
pleased to make your acquaintance
year in, year out; always; 24-7
forced laugh; forced smile
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
cake served with tea; teacake
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to say too much; to go too far
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness