wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
ardent; passionate; vehement
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to