calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
battle of wits; contest of wits
declaration of war; proclamation of war
bombshell announcement (statement)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
absolute obedience; complete submission
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
scoundrel; rascal; villain
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
that; the matter in question
to work hard; to work diligently