to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to become vulgar; to coarsen
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
reality; actuality; hard fact
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
hostility; animosity; enmity
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
turning sideways; landscape orientation
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
complexion; colour; color; blood red