making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
real intention; true motive; true meaning
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
control; management (e.g. of a business)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
being startled; getting a shock
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
accurate; correct; precise; exact
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
to mix; to stir; to blend
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
Elizabethan collar; E-collar; buster collar; pet cone
educational institution; school; academy; campus
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
serialization; serialisation; serial story
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
manly; masculine; like a man
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
now that you say that; now that you mention it
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
deep emotion; impression; inspiration