gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
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
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to hold a small dinner party
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
(barbed) wire entanglements
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to blow through; to blow across
port city; harbor city; harbour city
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
entry; approach; penetration
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
the other day; lately; recently
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to smirk; to grin broadly
to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind
love affair; love relationship
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate