to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
(with a) start; fright; alarm
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
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
self-deprecating; self-mocking
study; library; den; home office; reading room
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
class; heading; group; category
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)