hairline at the nape of the neck; nape
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
complexion; colour; color; blood red
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
with a start; with a jump
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to begin talking; to open up
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
be (that) as it may; having said that
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to press a question; to cross-examine
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money