to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
good humour (humor); good mood
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
with a friendly grin; smilingly
and yet; though; when; in spite of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
changing clothes; change of clothes
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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)