horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to make sure of the truth
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to smirk; to grin broadly
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
unprecedented; never seen before
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to push (something) against
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
forced laugh; forced smile
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
violent emotion; passion; fury
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge