light blue; pale blue; aqua
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
to make an appearance; to show up
clothing that exposes the shoulders
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
box cutter; utility knife
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
of course; certainly; naturally
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean