self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
warmly; cordially; with tender care
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
rational; reasonable; logical
to offer (put up) resistance
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
reason; cause; history; origin
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell