elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
first meeting; first interview with
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
loveable; very likeable; like very much
don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
willpower; energy; vitality
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to order; to command; to appoint
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
(not) even once; (not) ever
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
large biceps; well-developed biceps
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
system; institution; organization; organisation
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus