expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to rank next to; to come after
adds force or indicates command
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to be greedy; to devour greedily
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
weakening; emaciation; decline
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal