rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
treating someone like a child
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
declaration; proclamation; announcement
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
reading too much into (what ... says)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
of no interest; not interested
and yet; though; when; in spite of
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
one day; (on) a certain day
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
working for a company; being employed by a company
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail