shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
physical condition; state of health
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to stop talking; to be silent
white background; blank; female virgin
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
as a child; when one was a child
scenery; scene; landscape
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
emotional strength; force of will
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
in that way; like that; that way
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to stiffen; to become stiff
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
world; society; people; the public
to shout (in anger); to yell