to show one's affection; to express one's love
to grow up; to become an adult
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
alone; by oneself; on one's own
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
to take a veneer off something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
society; public; community; social studies
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
female company president; female CEO
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
bubble bath; jacuzzi; whirlpool bath
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
old maid; frump; hag; old woman
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there