unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to lean against; to set against
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
treating someone like a child
to be silent; to say nothing
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
fast-talking; rapid talking
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
upper half of the body; upper body
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
how; in what way; by what means
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
slowly and quietly; smoothly
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
an inch ahead; the immediate future
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
fertile; rich; productive
to step firmly; to harden by treading
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast