lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
burlesque; low comedy; farce
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
indicate reason; infers some protest
impossible; unlikely; improbable
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
memory; sense; experience
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
woman; female; feminine gender
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
a little bit; a little while
contrived; false-sounding