forcibly; against one's will
after that; afterwards; thereafter
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
observation; survey; watching
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to subsist; to keep on living
almost; roughly; approximately
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
reality; actuality; hard fact
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
body; physical system; (the) person
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
male instincts; male frivolity
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
resolute; determined; bold
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate