cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
innocent; cherubic; childlike
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
duty; function; office; mission; task
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to approach; to draw near
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
one thin flat object; one sheet
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
way out; means to escape; escape route
near; nearby; not far off
to have an eye on; to zero in on
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
being too late; losing one's final chance