sphere; counter for balls
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
return toss (e.g. from a catcher to a pitcher)
to accept; to receive; to agree
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to comfort; to console; to amuse
-less; lacking; non-existing
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
negative personality; asocial type
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing