in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
not understanding; not knowing
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
to become misty; to become hazy
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
there is nothing; having nothing
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
remote cause; underlying cause; indirect cause
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
the good fortune to have been born male
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
conflict; fighting each other
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
with a twitch; twitchingly
voice quality; type of voice
opposite side; other side
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere