to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
virgin; innocent young woman
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to grow up; to become an adult
refined taste; good taste
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
practice; practising; training; study
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to mind; to care; to worry
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery