childish; child-like; immature; infantile
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
first meeting; first interview with
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
one by one; one after another; successively
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
social; societal; societary
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
family; members of a family
besides; in addition; also; moreover