subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to be forward; to be impertinent
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years
hair tied behind and hanging down; long flowing hair
romantic; spicy; coquettish
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
complete; whole; perfect; safe
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
sharp (tongue, criticism, etc.); cutting; scathing
to take a firm stand; to argue about
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
same village; same town; same province
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
being startled; getting a shock
room to let; room for rent
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across