current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
(set of) facial features; looks
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
difference; disparity; gap
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
to read the situation; to sense the mood
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
love affair; love relationship
and; thereupon; because of that
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to put on airs; to assume importance
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
love story; romance; love affair
speech; expression; wording; language
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to chase; to run after; to pursue
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons