to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to surge; to well up; to gush out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to listen to in an ecstasy
to satisfy oneself; to feel satisfied; to be proud
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
conviction; belief; confidence
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
big thanks; great gratitude
something; some kind of; for some reason
two days later; day after next; next day but one
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
reaction; response; reaction
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stare back at; to look back at