domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to make an appeal; to urge
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
being too late; losing one's final chance
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
on the occasion of; at the time of
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
scenery; scene; landscape
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth