elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
silence (not speaking); muteness
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
on the occasion of; at the time of
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
too much; excessively; too
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft