to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
emotional scars; mental trauma
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
surprise victory; upset; coup
feeling keenly; fully realizing
(not) merely; (not) simply
study; research; investigation
leading person; foremost figure
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
journal; magazine; periodical
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to push (something) against
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to attempt; to test; to try out
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to act self-importantly; to be arrogant; to be high-handed; to puff up
at a moment's notice; readily
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone