empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
spine; backbone; spinal column
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
defeating in an instant; instant kill
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
now that; since; so long as; because
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
start of a romance; beginning of love
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
burning with curiosity; curious
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to correct oneself; to restate
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
delusion; trick of the imagination
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
skinny person; scrawny person; scarecrow; bag of bones
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
way of speaking; intimation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely