reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to fall in love (with); to love
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
you only live once; you only have one life
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
another thing; exception; special case
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
story of one's experiences
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
hose; long socks; long stockings; hosiery
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
matchless; unequalled; unequaled