lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
pride; dignity; self-worth
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
first cry of a newborn baby
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
clear solution; clean decision
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
all you want; as much as one wants
how; in what way; how about; questionable
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten