to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
pulverized; pulverised; powder(ed)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
pregnancy; conception; gestation
side effect; adverse reaction
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to like; to love; to be fond of
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
chilly; unpleasantly cold
call; summons; convening; convocation
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
official announcement; proclamation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with