strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
sleeping comfort or snugness
to employ; to hire; to charter
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
self-control; self-restraint
to begin; to set about; to start
close; intimate; on good terms
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
unrequited love; one-sided love
un-; non-; negative prefix
distinction; discrimination
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother