to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
pride; boast; credit (to)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
this and that; one thing or another
unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
whistle (sound made with the lips)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to employ; to hire; to charter
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
comfort; consolation; diversion
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick