chief; main; principal; important
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be faintly visible; to be barely visible
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
seductive; sensual; coquettish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
heartstrings; koto string
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to pick up; to find; to gather
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
having said that; be that as it may
to have a smattering knowledge of
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
tedious; boring; being fed up with