direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
reduction by half; halving
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
family; members of a family
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
another thing; exception; special case
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
number of days (times) one has attended
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
just because; even if; even though
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)