near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to appease; to suppress; to calm
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
heart; guts; nerve; central part
being startled; getting a shock
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
man; male; masculine gender
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
celebratory banquet; feast
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries