to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
independence; self-reliance
hard struggle; strenuous effort
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
long ago; once upon a time
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
second marriage; remarriage
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
television program; TV program
opposing (a thing) to (another); contrast; contraposition; antithesis; counterposing
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
image; figure; figure; form; image
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
unique; individual; original; unusual
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts