I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
object of romantic interest
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
since when; from when; how long
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
memories; recollections; reminiscence
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
love affair; love relationship
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
clanging; empty; deserted
bunch of flowers; bouquet
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
eternal; unlimited; endless
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to shave off; to scrape off
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to pile up; to accumulate
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly