very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to follow another's example
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
man; male; masculine gender
story; tale; talk; discussion
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
person of culture; cultured person
to talk (a person) down; to confute
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
contest; comparison; competition
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
arrest; apprehension; capture
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
cattle droving; drover; cowpoke; running of the bulls; encierro
exploration party; expedition team
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard