origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
bathing; going in the bath
tools and materials; equipment and materials
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
patting; stroking; caressing
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
in search of; in order to look for
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
impossible to do (although wants to)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly