underground; unconventional; radical; shady
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to be slippery; to be slimy; to behave charmingly; to walk merrily
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
around the world; throughout the world
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
carnivore; carnivorous animal
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
blinking away tears; blinking tear filled eyes
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
advance payment; money paid in advance
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular