bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
to show someone's true colors; to remove someone's mask; (lit.) to take the veneer off something
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
outward appearance; looks
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
craving; longing; thirsting
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
height of one's popularity; peak of one's popularity
idol group; boy band; girl group
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
permission; approval; authorization; license
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
official announcement; proclamation
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful