fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
person of letters; literary person
contemporary literature; modern literature
stimulating; exciting; provocative
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
approval; acceptance; toleration
lover; sweetheart; mistress
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
reasoning; logic; persuasion
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
pascal (unit of pressure); PASCAL (language); Pascal (Blaise)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
instead; but (on the other hand)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
eros; sexual desire; Eros (god); (Platonic) Eros; Eros (asteroid)
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
rope; cord; policeman's rope
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
blotting out; fill (in graphics)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint