to be transparent; to show through
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
depiction; description; portrayal
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be reminded of; to call to mind
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
as usual; as is one's habit
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
while; during (the time when)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to accord someone every courtesy
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind