sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
feeling one gets from listening to something
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
one thin flat object; one sheet
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
feel (of a material); texture
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
how long; how far; how much
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
the touch of; feel of; texture
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
surroundings; environs; circumference
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
anything and everything; just about everything
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant