light; faint; pale; fleeting
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
to shoot out (lights, window, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
slight intoxication; being tipsy
judgment; judgement; discernment
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to state; to express; to mention
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(another's) daughter; young lady
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge