thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
being somewhat excited (agitated)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
in that way; like that; that way
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
distortion; falsification; perversion
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
concealment; suppression; hiding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
long; drawn-out; very long
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
the world in general; society; convention