slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
simply; merely; only; solely
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
such; like that; that sort of; very
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
reason; cause; circumstances
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
support; backing; patronage
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(political) power; authority; influence
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to turn against; to become an enemy
(not) even once; (not) ever
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)