various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
pessimism; negative thinking
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to dye; to colour; to color
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when