to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
price reduction; discount
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
if you think about it; come to think of it
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
in this manner; in this way; like this
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
flare skirt; flared skirt
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
pessimism; negative thinking
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
dressing room; fitting room
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
(with a) start; fright; alarm