to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to pull one's hair back into a bun
piece of meat; cut of meat
to invite in; to show someone in
polite; respectful; reverent
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
gaiters; leggings; puttees
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
you're looking well; how lovely to see you; how wonderful to see you in such good spirits; farewell, and keep well; do take good care of yourself
long (time that has passed); old (story)
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
ringleader; accomplished villain
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service