meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
sharing; division; draw; tie
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
destination; place one stays during a trip
though one didn't intend (expect) to
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to begin talking; to open up
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
namely; that is (to say); in other words
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
defense; defence; guard; policing; security