basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
workshop; studio; atelier
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
shellfish; seashell; shell
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to shave off; to scrape off
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
dye; dyestuff; coloring agent
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
design; idea; conception; plan
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to understand; to make out
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
(in) his way; peculiar to him
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
thunderstorm; thundershower
restoration; repair; mending
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way