disadvantageous; long (odds)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
natural; intrinsic; from birth
(how) many times; (how) often
marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
unrequited love; one-sided love
to have a relationship; to have relations
appearance; figure; shape; form
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this