ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
prize money; monetary award; reward
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
outward appearance; apparent
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
lover; sweetheart; mistress
to lean against; to set against
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
to cross the line; to go too far
development; exploitation
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
longing for others; wanting company
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery