tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
silence; stillness; quietness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to accept; to receive; to agree
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
honour; honor; glory; privilege
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can