moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
character style; character form
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
grip (of hand); grip strength
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to surrender one's chastity to a man
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
to add (to); to add on; to append
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal