decoration; ornament; trimmings
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
not understanding; not knowing
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
standing to reason; natural
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
looking over someone's shoulder
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
detached; aloof; indifferent
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
area; region; district; locality
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
body; physique; build; stature
extra-large (clothing size); XL
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to give an impression; to make an impression
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)