thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
now that; since; as long as; provided that
serious; not joking; straight
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
with a start; with a jump
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
gradually; slowly but steadily
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
and then; and so; and; so then
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly