embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
chasing after women; womanizing
illegitimate child; secret love child
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
real experience; actual observations
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to need; to call for; to require
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to see through; to see the true nature of something
good-looking; fair; beautiful
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to take over; to hand over
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
interior design; interior; upholstery
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do