simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
close; intimate; on good terms
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
washing one's hair; having a shampoo
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
public and private; official and personal; government and people
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
average; leveling; levelling
physical work; manual labour (labor)
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
section; cross section; profile
starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
very strong person; brave warrior; veteran
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
meditation; contemplation
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
going into battle; departure for the front
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to strip; to peel; to tear off
strangulation; strangling
prejudice; bias; distorted view