blank period; window period; interregnum
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to throw at; to turn; to raise
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
troublesome; annoying; complicated
lovers' talk; whispered intimacies
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to begin some form of lifestyle
personal attendant; valet; maid
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move