to detain; to check; to restrain
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
this and that; one thing or another
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
timewasting; killing time
pure literature; belles-lettres
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
loved one; lover; sweetheart
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
rational; reasonable; logical
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
face contorted and about to cry
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening