performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
pitch dark; total darkness
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to get warm; to become warm
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
to harm; to cause harm to
to employ; to hire; to charter
the last moment; the very end
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
technical skill; ability; capacity
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to live; to make a living; to get on with
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
opinion; point of view; visual point
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast