return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to miss a chance; to fail to do
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
woman; female; feminine gender
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
man who indulges women; gentleman; feminist
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
modesty; self-control; discretion
defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
observation; survey; watching
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far