gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sincere; honest; faithful
age thirty; one's thirties
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to boost; to force up; to push up
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to press against each other; to huddle together
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
rubber band; elastic band
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
mature woman; middle-aged woman
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
gender; distinction of sex; sex