head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
something; some kind of; for some reason
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
in that way; thus; so; so?
whispering into a person's ear
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
two persons; two people; pair; couple
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
it is not (like that) either
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important