shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
blood vessel; blood relationship
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
to emphasize; to attach importance to
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
deep inside; innermost place
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
favorite; favourite; habitually used
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
choices; alternatives; options
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate