nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
feminization; feminisation
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
external genitalia (esp. female); vulva
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to thrust down; to push off
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
layout map; block plan; layout plan
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
slope; slanting surface; bevel
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
alternately; by turns; one after the other
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
successfully; with success
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
muddy water; red-light district
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
suffocation; choking; asphyxia