clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work
bank; banking institution
finding employment; getting a job
one's post; place of work; workplace
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
very recently; in the very recent past
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
how many years; how long; what year
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
clearing one's throat; cough
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pass (of time); to elapse
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be at a loss for words
expression; presentation; representation; notation
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment