one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
(period of) a year; during an era
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
physical strength; muscle strength
weakening; emaciation; decline
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
newcomer; initiate; rookie
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
very likely; very probable
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
notice; attention; observation
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
story of one's experiences
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sympathy; compassion; pity
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
beyond this point; from now on; after this
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman