present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
joint together; opposite; facing
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
if so; in that case; in that situation
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
wherein; therein; thereinto
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
to be stiff; to be starchy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
innocent-looking; looking as though one wouldn't hurt a fly; looking as though butter would not melt in one's mouth
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully