for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to feel a chill run down one's spine
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
grinding; polishing; refining (a skill, knowledge, etc.); applying oneself (to study); disciplining oneself
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to mind; to care; to worry
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to put heads together; to gather (for discussion); to go into a huddle
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
men and women of all ages
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"