skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
specialization; specialisation
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to cut; to slit; to slash
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
general idea; concept; notion
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch