constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
such; like that; in that way
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
areola mammae (circular area around nipple); areola
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
large number (of); many; majority
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to spread; to be propagated
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
preface; introduction; preamble
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully