troublesome; pain in the butt
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to brush off; to shake off
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
sound leaking (out of headphones, etc.); sound leakage
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to begin to walk; to set out
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
river; stream; River; the ... river
dry riverbed; river beach
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride