hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
joint; link; knot; tie-together point
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
crack; crevice; split; opening of the vagina; slit
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
whole face; all over one's face
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
secret; private; surreptitious
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to bring back; to restore
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
to put one's strength into
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)