pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to push aside; to brush aside
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to blame; to find fault with
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); film classic
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to give an impression; to make an impression
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
witnessing; observing; sighting
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to be softened; to calm down
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
entrance; admission; entering
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
ability; capability; skill