to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to focus on; to bring into focus
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
comparatively; relatively
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
being startled; getting a shock
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
moment to quit; way to quit
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
different opinion; objection
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
complimentary ticket; invitation card; invitation ticket
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...