likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to be transparent; to show through
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
(another's) daughter; young lady
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
apparent age (of someone); rough age
(not) even once; (not) ever
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
powerful person; influential person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
(walking) stick; cane; wand