loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
in and out movement (esp. during intercourse); pistoning
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
to pour water on; to irrigate
number of times; frequency; count
cloudiness; turbidity; nebula (medical)
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to spurt toward; to put on a spurt
largest ever; biggest; record
to cover fully; to wrap around
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
way out; means to escape; escape route
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
globular shape; spherical shape
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
physical evidence; material evidence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...