extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
stirring; rousing oneself
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
management; administration; operation
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
substantial matter; significant item
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
man; male; masculine gender
attendance; presence; appearance
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
established practice; custom
just because; even if; even though
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
(brother and sister) born of a different mother
ostensible (surface) reason
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion