to play a leading role; to play a central part
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
department store; department
shopping; purchased goods
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
indiscriminately; recklessly
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
aspect; phase; condition; modality
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
manly; masculine; like a man
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
pride; dignity; self-worth
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
fishnet stockings (tights)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly