putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to spread; to be propagated
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to demand money; to pester; to extort
exterior (of a building, incl. gates, fences, hedges, plants, etc.)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
every evening; night after night
loop line; (transportation) belt line
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
arousal fluid; genital secretions; sexual fluids; semen; cum
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to delight; to please; to make (someone) happy; to give pleasure (to)
being filled with; being full of; permeation
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
excess; surplus; superabundance
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal