to backfire; to have a harmful result
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to play a hand game (e.g. rock, paper, scissors)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
the opposite sex; isomerism
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
purse; change purse; wallet
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
pride; dignity; self-respect
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
on a floor; above floor level
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
piece of paper; paper scrap; paper strip
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
silver-gray hair; silver-grey hair; attractive older man with some gray hair