this and that; one thing and another
grudge; complaint; reproach
risky; dangerous; insecure
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
fingering (of a musical instrument)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating