lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
temporary; provisional; interim
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
carrying voice; well-projected voice
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to be nauseating; to be disgusting; to be revolting; to throw up; to vomit
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way