thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
participation; joining; entry
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
observation; survey; watching
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
interference; intervention; meddling
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unexpectedly; surprisingly
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
function; facility; faculty; feature
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
lidded; covered; container with a lid
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay