to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
ignorant of the ways of the world
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to become excited; to grow lively
coyote (carnivore, Canis latrans)
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
touching; moving; painful
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
small fraction; small proportion
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
derailment; digression; deviation