to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
observer; watchman; lifeguard
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to give an impression; to make an impression
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
stillness; repose; standing still
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
than; from; out of; except; but; more
rather; better; instead; if anything
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
grasp; catch; understanding
depiction; description; portrayal
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be conspicuous; to stand out
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
complete change; about-face