to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
only; merely; but; no more than
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
eardrum; tympanic membrane
surname; family name; last name
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
popular name; common name; given name
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
just because; even if; even though
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to rev (up) an engine; to race an engine
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
departure; leaving; setting off
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
seat belt; seatbelt; safety belt
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
manner of using one's hands
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
change; changing; exchange (e.g. of goods); change of sides (in baseball, American football, etc.); switching ends (in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
manual transmission car; manual