stale; hackneyed; cliched
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
one-by-one; separately; in detail
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
presence (impressive quality)
carving; engraving; sculpture
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
incident; affair; happening; event
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
court (of law); courtroom
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
examination; investigation; prosecution
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone