to look around; to survey
large build; large pattern
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
decoration; ornament; trimmings
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
man; male; masculine gender
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
both; many; various; together
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
outward; superficial; external; apparent
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
and; thereupon; because of that
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
example; simile; metaphor; allegory