childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
cares; ill feeling; reserve
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
proposal; offer; request; application
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
being upright and cleanhanded
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
embodiment; realization; materialization
one end; an end; part; fragment
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
way (of doing); manner; method; means
delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
strong interaction; strong force