one act (of a play); scene; event
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to change; to change into; to become
to squeal (from infatuation)
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to get drunk; to become tipsy
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to be harmonious; to get on well; to be intimate or close
what's what; heads or tails
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
mental anguish; mental distress
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
clear solution; clean decision
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person