to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
thinking little of one's family
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
bright person; talented student; prodigy
different opinion; objection
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to be at a loss for words
hiding one's embarrassment
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
form; shape; figure; visage
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
proposal; proposition; suggestion
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
rear right; back right; right and behind
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to be entwined; to be involved
interval; break; pause; spare moment
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend