strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
falling in love; attachment
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
with a click (of a button or switch); with a snap; crisply; one (small protrusion, hole, etc.); single; shortly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to push (something) against
review (of learned material); revision
opening and closing (esp. of vulva or anus); pulsing; opening and closing (e.g. of a mouth); gasping (e.g. of a fish)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
adhesive tape; sticky tape
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole