light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
study; library; den; home office; reading room
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
price; cost; value; worth; value
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
likability; favorability; popularity
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
condition; figure; appearance; voice
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded