to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
sensual; sexy; voluptuous
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
beginning; outset; first; onset
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up