influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
bored; having nothing to do; idle
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to slide into; to slip into
to sit down; to take a seat
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
good humour (humor); good mood
review (of learned material); revision
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
this world; this life; world of the living
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
every evening; every night
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience