confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
woman; female; feminine gender
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
proposal; proposition; suggestion
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
large number (of); many; majority
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
internal organs; intestines; viscera
transactions; dealings; business
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
human rights; civil liberties
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
head; lead; vanguard; first
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
living thing; living creature; animal; life
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
to mow; to reap; to harvest
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
light; right; right field; right fielder
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection