furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
in case of; at that time; at this time
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
at first; initially; in the beginning
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
race (of people); type of person
to become distant; to recede
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
God; god; ace; king; superior person
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
process; course; mechanism
self-deprecating; self-mocking
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course