not long has passed since ...
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
hills and fields; hill and dale
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
absorption; suction; attraction
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
journey; route of a journey
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
patient's condition; pathology
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
contest; comparison; competition
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
shoulder strap (on a dress)
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; age 64 (of a man); breaking of the hymen (during sex); defloration
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
(not) so much; (not) that much
intravaginal (anal, etc.) ejaculation; creampie
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to stop midway; to interrupt
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up