to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
anything and everything; just about everything
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to do someone in; to bump someone off
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be transparent; to show through
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound