stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
training; practice; practising; cultivation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
jumping to a hasty conclusion
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
throng; gathering of people
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
big catch (fishing); good haul
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
taste; liking; preference
general; popular; common; typical
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
island in a pond or river
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
malicious; deliberately mean
body and soul; mind and body
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
pain of love; love troubles
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size