to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
courting; wooing; making advances
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
several people; a few people
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
stale; hackneyed; cliched
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
innermost depths of one's heart
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
now that; since; so long as; because
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
loved one; lover; sweetheart
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to fall ill; to be taken ill
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
order (for an item); request; demand; condition