people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
recommendation; referral; endorsement
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
loveable; very likeable; like very much
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
self-consciousness; self-awareness
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
thought; consideration; thinking
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead