sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
grasp; catch; understanding
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to tear off; to strip; to rob
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
something like ...; something called ...
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
the whole day; all the day
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
that is to say; so that means
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard