period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
contradiction; inconsistency
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to raise one's voice; to shout
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
regret; repentance; remorse
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
finish; completion; the end
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
collection of short stories; collected short stories