to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
along the road; along the way
to not believe one's ears
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to fan; to incite; to instigate
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange