gradation; gradation haircut; taper
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
flipping (e.g. a page); peeling off; fluently
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
personal (employee); employed; retained
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
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)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
unveiling; debut; introduction
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
all present; all concerned; all of us
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
the touch of; feel of; texture
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to clear away; to remove; to demolish