contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
since; henceforth; ever since
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
double take (esp. out of surprise)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to be perturbed; to be agitated
older sister and younger brother
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
height (of a person); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to grow up; to become an adult
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
article; news story; report; account
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
pride; boast; credit (to)
to shake one's head (in denial)