shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to encamp; to take up positions
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be opposite; to face each other
left side; left-hand side
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
rear left; back left; left and behind
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
most part; greater part; majority
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
pearl; Perl; purl (knitting stitch)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude