to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to clatter; to rattle; to flap (noisily); to get in a panic; to get in a flap; to rush around
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
self-control; self-restraint
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
right beside; close to; nearby
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability