you could say that; that might be so
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
society; the world; the times
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to accept; to receive; to agree
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
choice; selection; option
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze