false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
abusive language; violent language; wild words
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
why; how; for what reason
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
nothing but; except; no more than
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world