pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
this and that; various things
sudden change; complete change
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to understand; to make out
to be at a loss for words
how; in what way; in what manner
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
if so; in that case; in that situation
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm