doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
upper half of the body; upper body
staring at; gazing at; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
manly; masculine; like a man
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
stark naked; completely naked; nude
imposing stance; daunting pose
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap