calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
desperately; for one's dear life
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to notify; to advise; to inform
to distribute; to hand out
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
to be sullen; to be offended; to be stuffy; to be stifling; slowly (exhaling smoke)
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to exert oneself; to make efforts
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling