to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cleavage (between breasts)
in comparison to; rather than
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
to find out; to discover; to detect
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
woman; female; feminine gender
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
and yet; despite (all) that
to take a breath; to take a short rest
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
though; notwithstanding; although
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage