extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
unrequited love; one-sided love
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
wedding ring; wedding band
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(person treated as a) plaything
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
throbbing (pain); pounding
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
personal; individual; private
story; tale; talk; discussion
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
failure; mistake; blunder
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
nightlife districts; drinking districts
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
being startled; getting a shock
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
leaving everything up to someone else
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for