lethargy; despondency; mental numbness; (physical) collapse; prostration
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to blow water (whale, blowhole, etc.); to spout; to squirt (female ejaculation)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
the touch of; feel of; texture
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
vulgar expression; vulgarism
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
abstinence; self-control; celibacy; abnegation; asceticism
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
Dixieland; southern states of the USA; Dixieland jazz
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
valuable article; valuables
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
chivalry; generosity; heroism; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong
flower basket (or plate) used for flower-scattering rituals