looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
time; season; period; phase; stage
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
senior high school student
no!; no no!; no, not at all
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
of no interest; not interested
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
and yet; though; when; in spite of
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind