step; stride; counter for steps
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
connection; linking; linkage; link
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
(your) daughter; young woman
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to put on airs; to assume importance
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
general idea; concept; notion
reason; cause; circumstances