cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
ready-made clothes; ready-to-wear clothes; off-the-rack clothes; off-the-peg clothes
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
each (every) time; whenever
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
society; the world; the times
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
meter; gauge; metre (unit of length); meter; animator
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...