inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
town girl; girl raised in a town
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
coming out; emerging; being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
to begin talking; to open up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
ice house; ice room; cold room
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
rather; sooner; preferably
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
dinner (esp. a formal one)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain