(wearing) nothing but a pair of underpants
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
manner of using one's hands
weekly publication; weekly magazine
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
article; news story; report; account
soapland; brothel where one can bathe with prostitutes
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
while; during (the time when)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining; immediately agreeing with someone else; pandering
to hide; to keep to oneself
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear