brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to press against each other; to huddle together
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
head start; initiative; preemption
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
still; as yet; as it has been
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
making an attempt; trial run
village; hamlet; settlement
meeting place; assembly hall
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
edge of town; outskirts of a village
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
difference in social standing; difference in social position
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
male instincts; male frivolity
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
(arch.) bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow); bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself