to be born; to come into the world
after the end (of something); post-
to spread; to be propagated
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to make a splash; to evoke a response; to meet with a reaction
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
foundation stone; cornerstone
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
having no money; lack of money
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to be excited; to be elated
yes and no; for and against
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
greatest mistake of one's life
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
elder sister; older female friend
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
modesty; humility; being humble
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion