palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
practice; practising; experience
prohibition; inhibition; ban
too much; excessively; too
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
declaration; proclamation; announcement
celebration; congratulations
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
richly colored; richly coloured
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school