to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be kind to; to treat kindly
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.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
failure; mistake; blunder
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
than; from; out of; except; but; more
explosion; rupture; break off
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
because of; owing to; due to
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
button (clothing); push-button
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to spend time (on doing something)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect