or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to be transparent; to show through
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
contraception; birth control
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
if so; in that case; in that situation
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
right beside; close to; nearby
with a start; with a jump
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
all; entire; whole; altogether