figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
lecher with a quiet exterior; lecher who doesn't seem it and doesn't talk about it
close; intimate; on good terms
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
cylindrical container (pot, vase, etc.); having no waist (straight body figure, not curvy); being stumpy; sleeveless (coat etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
self-esteem; feeling of self-approval
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(of a couple) fighting and splitting up
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to take off one's glasses
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to grow taller (of people)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
image change; changing one's image; makeover
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
wicked tongue; abusive language
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
probe each other; sound each other out
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
explanation; interpretation
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other