dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
to palm off; to force a sale
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to read aloud; to read to someone
perfect; complete; flawless
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
long ago; once upon a time
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless