naivete; simplicity; innocence
of no interest; not interested
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
young lover of an older woman; boy toy
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
mature woman; middle-aged woman
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
minuteness; one millionth
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to pull one's hair back into a bun
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
finishing blow; coup de grâce
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation