opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
paper knife; letter opener
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to become better; to improve
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to repeat; to do over again
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
order; command; directions; instructions
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
while; even though; despite
to hand (over); to deliver in person
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to finish reading; to read through
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable