to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
active; dynamic; behavioural
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to catch the eye; to attract attention
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals