entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
start of work; commencement; opening
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
it's no joke; gimme a break!
previous engagement; prior contract
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
indescribable; having no way to express
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
self-development; self-enlightenment
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
since then; from that time; ever since
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge