to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cheap article; poor quality article
fancy goods; cute accessories (often product tie-ins)
coloured glass; colored glass
gem; jewel; precious stone
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
travelling alone; solitary journey
young girl; lass; adolescent female
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
persistence; single-mindedness
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
night stall; night shop; night fair
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
to take away; to carry away