curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to bend; to warp; to curve
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
wicked tongue; abusive language
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
anyone; any person; whoever
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
latent disposition; inner feelings
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
detective work; detective industry
symbol; code; sign; notation
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote