gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
while alive; during one's lifetime
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
metallic sound; metallic clank
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
(hand) towel; handkerchief
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
I see; that's right; indeed
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street