annotation; explanatory note; comment
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
manly; masculine; like a man
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
moneylending; moneylender
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore