state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
one's best interests; one's own good
worry; mental agony; heartache
to arrive home; to return
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to turn towards; to point
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
family; members of a family
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
even if not; even without
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to shine out far and wide
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
(for an object) to be shiny; to be glossy; (for a woman) to be alluring; to look sexy
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
curl; curly hair; ringlet
triangle; triangular shape