honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
(apportioning) in small amounts
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
frequency (of occurrence)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
process; course; mechanism
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
order; sequence; procedure
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
measurement error; calculation error
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
whispered conversation; whispering
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
showing no fear, even of God
to close (one's eyes); to shut
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
health; healthy; sound; fit