dark brown; colour of tanned skin
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
manners; courtesy; etiquette
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
impossible to do (although wants to)
how; in what way; by what means
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
give-and-take; give and take
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to launch a surprise attack
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
going through; going via; going by way of
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that