male instincts; male frivolity
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
defense; defence; protection
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
(coming through) loud and clear
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
to look away; to avert one's eyes
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
moderately; in moderation
octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to encamp; to take up positions
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
in a day; in a brief space of time
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
resignation; acceptance; consolation
lightly; easily; carelessly
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
in the end; on top of that
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
to dye; to colour; to color
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of