witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to talk; to chat; to chatter
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
admiration; wonder; astonishment
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
power; might; authority; influence
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
you (plural); all of you; you all
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
free time; time at leisure
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
(in) his way; peculiar to him
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
nature; property; disposition
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to