to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
sublime; noble; high-minded
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
planning; project; plan; design
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
same generation; one's generation
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
it is I who should say so
time; season; period; phase; stage
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake