calculation; self-interest; selfishness
curious; strange; unusual
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
outward appearance; looks
to be conspicuous; to stand out
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
in the village; within the village
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
mental; spiritual; emotional
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
(having) life-and-death power (over)
right (to do something); authority; power
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pierce through; to break through
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making