bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
crime novel; crime fiction
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
secret story; unknown episode
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
(a place) out of one's reach