beginning; outset; first; onset
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
silence; stillness; quietness
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
like that; that way; thus
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
memories; recollections; reminiscence
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
person of doubtful origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend