even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
frequency (of occurrence)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
underpopulation; low population density; depopulation
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received; massive success; huge hit
manner (with others); attitude
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
supply; supplying; replenishment
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
older sister; lass; young lady