skin as beautiful as a gem; beautiful skin
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
passions; sexual desire; lust
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to spit out; to eject; to dump
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
curl; curly hair; ringlet
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
not (that), but rather (something else); without
co-sleeping; sleeping together
dispiritedness; dejection; languor; going flat (of a carbonated drink, beer, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
such; like that; in that way
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
in one's hands; in one's control
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution