making out; necking; canoodling; fondling; flirting
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
stirring; slight movement
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
just because; even if; even though
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
lower half of the body; nether parts
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
end; close; finish; termination
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
way of thinking; point of view; opinion; approach (e.g. to a problem); attitude
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to cut; to slit; to slash
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to watch intently; to stare
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time