pride; dignity; self-respect
image; figure; figure; form; image
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
prime minister; premier; chancellor
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
at once; immediately; right now
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with