thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
(the) way home; return trip; (the) way back
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
joint struggle; common (united) front
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
changing completely; transformation
male; man; excellence; greatness; best (of)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
whatever brought that on?
change in a bus route; change in policy; policy change (reversal)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
chief vassal; senior statesman
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort