perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
tips of one's hair; hair ends
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
back-combed hair; puffed up hair; teased hair
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
gem; jewel; precious stone
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
manners; behavior; behaviour
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to give an impression; to make an impression
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
modesty; humility; being humble
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
respect (epistolary usage)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
embroidery frame; embroidery hoop; tabouret; taboret; taborine; taborin
mending; repair; darning; patching up
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer