to soak into; to permeate
delusion; trick of the imagination
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
period of youth; while young
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
troubled face; worried expression
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
practice; practising; experience
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
puzzle ring; wire puzzle; exercise where students link crossed hands in a circle and try working together and without letting go
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
absolute basics; very rudiments
dumbfounded; in mute amazement