to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
healthy; sound; wholesome
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; to sugarcoat; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
even more; still more; further
side; flank; position where one is not directly involved (in a matter); outsider's position; the sidelines
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
imposing stance; daunting pose
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source