emergency staircase; fire escape
place for dancing; dance floor; landing (of a staircase); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to look away; to turn away
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
manners; courtesy; etiquette
direct line of descent; lineage of eldest son; main branch of a family; legitimate lineage
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
naked dance; dancing naked; striptease; strip show
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
close; intimate; on good terms
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
pack of lies; complete fabrication; all lies
to be embarrassed; to lose face
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
joints; points (of a speech)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct