to ascertain; to check; to make sure
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just because; even if; even though
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
willpower; energy; vitality
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
eight (long cylindrical things)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
looks; personal appearance; features
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke