man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
scorched-earth strategy (policy, tactics)
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); (lit.) to bite one's navel
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
partly open; in half bloom
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
what happens twice will happen thrice
whether or not; presence or absence
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
correction; looking over; touching up
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
incessant working; working non-stop
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
office romance; workplace romance; love affair with colleague
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion
one's own way (esp. of an assertive man); one's own approach
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let