to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
interference; obstruction; sabotage
precocious; precocious child
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
snake; serpent; large snake
illicit sexual relationship
public order and morals; social standards; public policy
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
demesne; estate; private land; private property
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
open; public; official; overt
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
nightlife districts; drinking districts
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
going on about oneself; talking about oneself
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
in addition; besides this; twice
maritime; marine transportation
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
devotion to one's family; fondness for one's family
(another's) daughter; young lady
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty