charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to be faced with the choice between two alternatives; to be presented with two difficult choices
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
merits; distinguished services
one's person; around one's person
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
to dye; to colour; to color
court (of law); courtroom
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
orator; eloquent speaker; accomplished orator
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
burning at the stake; execution by burning
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
(medical) doctor; physician
end; tip; extremities; terminal
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
though; notwithstanding; although
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed