to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
beauty of slender female legs
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
self control; self restraint
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
sports-minded; sports-oriented
to check; to stop; to keep back
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
as is usual with; in common with