drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
considerably; fairly; quite
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
that; the matter in question
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
preface; introduction; preamble
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
to entrust; to leave to a person
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
tedious; boring; being fed up with
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
delusion; trick of the imagination
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
tendency; trend; inclination
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
sense of values; values; value system
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
now that you say that; now that you mention it
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear