white (complexion); fair-skinned
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
not necessarily so; is not always true
outbreak of war; starting a war
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
depression; low spirits; dejection
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
possessed of a strong sense of duty
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; arrogance; audacity; effrontery
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
just because; even if; even though
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
close; intimate; on good terms
strength of a brushstroke