by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
by sheer strength; by brute force
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
to become frayed; to become loose
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
hard ball; regulation ball
along the road; along the way
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
admiration; wonder; astonishment
how many years; how long; what year
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
sound of voice; vocal sound