seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
naivete; simplicity; innocence
virtue; charm; merit; good point
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
(not) even once; (not) ever
infancy; childhood; tender age
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
final scene; the end; finale
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to remove the scum (from a broth or liquid); to skim (a liquid)
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
difficult to ...; hard to ...
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely