to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
the guilty are audacious; show remorse when you are in the wrong
dispersing; breaking up; running away
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
virgin; innocent young woman
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
meal set before one; women's advances
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
preface; introduction; preamble
squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
speaking of ...; as for ...
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure