prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to flare up; to fly into a rage
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
as a child; when one was a child
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
although I say; although one might say; although called
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to breathe out; to exhale
to wash away; to rinse off
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at