threat; intimidation; menace
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
both (people); the two of them
to comfort; to console; to amuse
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
high cut (leotard, swimsuit)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in