playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
The Phantom of the Opera (musical, novel, film, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to take a breath; to take a short rest
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
carefree; free from worry
face with no make-up; sobriety
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
self-defense; self-defence
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sensual love; love affair
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
sincere; honest; faithful
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand