high spirits; gleeful mood
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
already known; well-known
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
married woman's secret lover; paramour; adultery (by a married woman)
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
to become fraught with emotion
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
almost not able (to do something)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
slave traffic; slave dealer
sense of values; values; value system
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to ask; to enquire; to query
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
sex slave; sexual slavery
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
equivalence; equality; being of equal value; having equal worth
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
being irresistible; being furiously vigorous; being intensely forceful
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of