Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
sexual expression; expression of sexuality; gender expression (role)
(act of) masturbation; pleasuring oneself
depiction; description; portrayal
down-market; popular; mass-market
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to be absorbed in reading
head of the student council; president of the student council
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
double suicide; lovers' suicide
synchronization; synchronized swimming
animal or carnal desires; lust
naturally; of course; understandably
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
crotch portion (of trousers, panties, etc.)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
everyday life; daily life
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
at first; in the beginning; originally
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand