public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
such; this sort of; like this
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
contrary to one's expectations
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
technique; art; skill; move
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
to bury; to embed; to implant
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
deadly serious; deadly earnest
power; might; authority; influence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
troubled face; worried expression
I see; that's right; indeed
older brother; elder brother
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of