dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to hide; to keep to oneself
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
platform; home; home base; home plate
southern part; the south (of a region)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
what's what; heads or tails
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to some extent; to a certain extent
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio