to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
sensual love; love affair
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
all times and places; all ages and countries
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
ability; capability; skill
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
helper; assistant; help; assistance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
reserve army; flying column; troops kept in reserve for flexible deployment
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
state of the war; war situation
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly