to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
strong-willed; strong of heart
outward appearance; looks
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
the world in general; society; convention
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
passionate love; ardent love; devotion
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
adherent; devotee; believer
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to shout (in anger); to yell
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
to get strong; to gain strength
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care