pure; clean; untouched; innocent
deep affection; dear; beloved
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
entreaty; supplication; petition
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
to say no more; to sink into silence
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
moaning; muttering; complaining
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
ordinary person; unenlightened person
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over