counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
woman; lady; adult female
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
closely-guarded secret; top secret
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
weightlessness; zero gravity
scenery; scene; landscape
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
scrap dealer; junk shop; junkman; electronics dealer
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
convenient; handy; useful
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
prime minister's official residence
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
pyrotechnic signal; signal flare