to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to be helpful; to be useful
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
to comb down; to smooth down
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of