tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
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
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
single word; a few words; brief comment
to express (in words); to confess
perfect; complete; flawless
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
silence (not speaking); muteness
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
this world; this life; world of the living
half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
1,000,000; one million; million; many