shortish; rather short; somewhat short
brilliant; bright; dazzling
hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
bony; tough; plucky; spirited; hard to deal with
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
a find; windfall; bargain
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
present (brought by a visitor); gift
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
currency exchange counter; bureau de change
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
poor physical health; bad shape
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair