to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
in succession; one by one
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
having no idea; having no clue
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
physical strength; the strength of one's muscles
impossible; unlikely; improbable
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity