senior; elder; person older than oneself
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
loveable; very likeable; like very much
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to lay aside; to set aside
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
guess; conjecture; surmise
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects