itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to amuse oneself; to make merry
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
world peace; peace of the world
around the clock; day and night
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
fluent (in a language); flowing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
question; inquiry; enquiry
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
complete; whole; perfect; safe
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
of the same age; age-matched
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect