nightlife districts; drinking districts
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to speak ill of; to disparage
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
with a click (door sound); with tenseness or firmness
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
near oneself; close to one; familiar
from the beginning; from scratch
love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in the same way as; just like
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed