rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to step back; to walk backwards
to go out and away; to leave
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to dance; to perform dance steps
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
the opposite sex; isomerism
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love