weekend; Saturday and Sunday
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
breakthrough; great discovery
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
influenced (by); under an influence
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
novel; story; (work of) fiction
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
dilapidated house; deserted house
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
(edible) greens; leafy greens; vegetables
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)