to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to make an appearance; to show up
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
button (clothing); push-button
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
imagination; supposition; guess
cherry blossom (colour, color)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to have an erection; to become erect
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section