important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
love affair; love relationship
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
declaration; proclamation; announcement
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
then; well; so; well then
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go