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)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
ptoo (sound of spitting); ptui; ptew; ptooey
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
quick work; (clever) feat
to tie; to fix; to attach
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
template; run of the mill; formulaic
showing no fear, even of God
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
creation; Creation (by God)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
research institute; (research) laboratory
alert status; emergency alert
illegal; illicit; unlawful
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)