to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
passions; sexual desire; lust
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
emotional scars; mental trauma
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
instead; but (on the other hand)
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
dubious; doubtful; of unknown authenticity
underworld; underside of society
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
magician; conjurer; illusionist
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to backfire; to have a harmful result