height; acme; extremity; end; limit
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
stupid girl; stupid woman
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to have one's heart touched (by something very moving)
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
ogling; eyeing (lecherously); leering; staring
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
loose; promiscuous; quick; brisk; rash; thoughtless
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
pronunciation; production of sound
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
pessimism; disappointment
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
extra-large portion; extra-sized serving
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
still better; even better
chastity; virtue; fidelity
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to challenge (a person) to a fight