white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
lecture attendance; auditing
violent emotion; passion; fury
fury; flying into a rage; outrage
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
in the course of one's duties
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
secretary (government); director; chief
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
every person; every mouth; every entrance
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
big talk; boasting; bragging
to put into effect; to put into practice
directly opposite; right in front
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign