young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
contraception; birth control
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bunch of flowers; bouquet
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
reverse rape; sexual assault by a female of a male
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to feel depressed; to be down
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
world; society; people; the public
near oneself; close to one; familiar
rebellious phase; rebellious age