acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
correction; rectification; mending; repair
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
bank; banking institution
to distract a person's attention
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
(metaphorically) floating with the tide
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to sniff out; to get wind of
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to deal with a large number
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame