tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
good young man; agreeable youth
seeing one off; farewell; escort
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
place where one works; team to which one belongs; place of employment
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
being upright and cleanhanded
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
to collect information; to gather knowledge
cooking class; cookery school
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot