sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
flustered; confused; panicked
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
Dark Continent (i.e. Africa)
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
confidence; trust; faith; credit
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to get strong; to gain strength
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
because; for; the reason why is ...
to practice magic; to practise magic
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry