softly; mildly; gently; politely
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
to start making use of; to get to use something new; to get sexually involved with a female subordinate
to erase all trace of something
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
more than usual (usu. time)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
first meeting; first interview with
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
village; human habitation; human settlement
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)