elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
hegemony; leadership; initiative
consummation of a marriage
establishment; settlement
secret art; the mysteries
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
the senses; sensuality; carnality
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
creation; Creation (by God)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
pregnancy; conception; gestation
personal; individual; private
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
national character; regional character
to concern; to be related
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response