vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to dis; to diss; to disrespect
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
sense of caution; wariness
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to be too numerous; to be too much
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
general public; the masses
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
personal; individual; private