to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
sexual experience (with men)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
deadly serious; deadly earnest
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
sunlight filtering through trees
nape (of the neck); nucha
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
if you think about it; come to think of it
telephone number; phone number
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
to become desperate; to give in to despair
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
throat; important part; vital area
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!