hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
(made of) stone; stone-built
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
dim-witted; slow to catch on
moving about; stirring about
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
recovery; undoing; recall
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
interrogation; hearing; trial
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to badger; to pester; to beg
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to faint; to be exhausted
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
hard-line policy; tough measure
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to not take seriously; to take lightly