gem; jewel; precious stone
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to dye; to colour; to color
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
application; request; petition
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
choker (type of necklace)
to understand; to make out
leather; leather-bound; leathern
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
such ... as; or some such
decoration; ornament; trimmings
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
with a clink (click, clack)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
(someone else's) daughter
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
town; city; municipal; urban
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
(being) worth seeing; impressive
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)