to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to lose sight of; to miss
being startled; getting a shock
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
ringing; throbbing violently
genuine; authentic; true; real
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
outside of one's area of expertise; outside one's field
to forget to say; to forget to mention
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
how; in what way; in what manner