trial product; prototype model
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
pure heart; naivete; innocence
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
powder snow; powdery snow
to watch for an unguarded moment
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
supporting role (actor); minor role
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
light; easy; non-serious; minor
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
starting late; late departure
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to grant someone's request; to do a favour
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
interference; intervention; meddling
to let slip; to slide; to glide
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
to lie down; to throw oneself down