pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
very likely; very probable
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
time; hour; period; class
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
hearsay; learning by hearsay
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to face; to go towards; to head towards
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out