unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
sublime; noble; high-minded
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to peel off and fall; to flake away
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
also known as; also called
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
example; simile; metaphor; allegory