to trample down; to devastate
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to get blurry vision; to get bleary eyes; to get dim eyesight
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
not understanding; not knowing
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
just past noon; afternoon
sleepover; overnight stay
first meeting; first interview with
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal