male instincts; male frivolity
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
hard fight; difficult struggle
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
(relative) length; advantages and disadvantages; pluses and minuses; strong and weak points
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
order; sequence; procedure
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
wasp; White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; WASP
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to wash away; to rinse off
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance