white background; blank; female virgin
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
dukedom; duchy; principality
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to take; to catch; to capture
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
root; source; origin; cause
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose