approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
low (level, value, price, etc.)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
that is to say; so that means
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
chopping board; cutting board
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
clothes; clothing; garments
to tear off; to strip; to rob
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
marlin (fish of the Istiophoridae family); merlin (Falco columbarius); pigeon hawk
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
growth period; growing season
one part; one portion; one section
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy