unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to look away; to avert one's eyes
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to taste; to try (food or drink)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
decision; settlement; definition
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
spine; backbone; spinal column
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva