provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
glad countenance; joyful look
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
body; physique; build; stature
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to anticipate; to foresee
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-