virile; tough; masculine; intense
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
to apologize; to apologise
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to discuss; to talk together
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)