the world in general; society; convention
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to stare back at; to look back at
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
carefully; with (great) care; with caution
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to make an appeal; to urge
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
button (clothing); push-button
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard