defeat; loss; reverse; setback
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
imposing stance; daunting pose
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
thorough; exhaustive; complete
in perfect form; going swimmingly
maximum temperature; highest temperature; (today's) high
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
drop of water; polka dots
to be transparent; to show through
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
about; concerning; as to; regarding
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
several items; many items
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute