pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
half the body; half length
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
opposite side; opposition
Florence (Italy); Firenze
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
severing of connections or relations
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to hide; to keep to oneself
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
to give up searching (for someone or something)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
by all means; at all costs; absolutely