column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
male instincts; male frivolity
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
moderate; proper; just right
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
threesome (sexual activity)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
draw; tie; quits; even; square
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
the other day; a few days ago
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about