beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
cookware; cooking utensil
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
private office; private practice
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to extort (money); to blackmail
to press a question; to cross-examine
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be silent; to say nothing
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
regret; repentance; remorse
although I say; although one might say; although called
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
back off!; leave me alone!
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something