married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
advent of a golden opportunity
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
reading aloud; recitation
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
sour look; surly face; pout
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
striking; remarkable; considerable
as such; that being so; for that reason
government office; government agency; authorities
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to put to trial; to argue in court
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to punish; to penalize; to penalise