serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
every evening; night after night
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
decision; determination; resolution
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to like; to love; to be fond of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
clearing one's throat; cough
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
pennant on a boat showing wind direction; weather vane; round roof tile (for gables); remiges; flight feathers
other side; opposite side; other party
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
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
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable