grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
theatre-going; theater-going
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
every evening; every night
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
silence; stillness; quietness
while alive; during one's lifetime
field; farm; stray (dog, cat, etc.); stranger (in an online multiplayer game); random player
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
leaving everything up to someone else
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
left wing; left wing (of a bird or aircraft); left wing (of an army, building, etc.); left flank; left field; left fielder
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to entwine; to follow about