to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
good feeling; feeling good
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
honorific affix; honorific prefix
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
every evening; night after night
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
to govern; to manage; to subdue
animal or carnal desires; lust
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sense of smell; olfaction
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to backfire; to have a harmful result