sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
close to the wall; alongside the wall
point in common; common feature
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
to stir up trouble for oneself; (lit.) to scare out a snake by poking at the bush
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
children's song; nursery rhyme
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
draw (in competition); tie game
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
suffix for familiar person; indicates emphasis; (arch.) prostitute
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
blow; hit (on the body); beating