to smile (at); to grin (at)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to have a chill run down one's spine
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
just one person; only one
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to pretend; to act (as if)
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to take on a role; to take part
when it becomes; when it comes to
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
drama; theatre; theater; play
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
brown; light brown; tawny
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to get hungry; to become hungry
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
chance; opportunity; occasion
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean