defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
otherwise; or else; if not
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
the public; general public
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
man; male; masculine gender
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to keep away; to keep at a distance
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else