to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to lean against; to set against
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ardent; passionate; vehement
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless