when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
stealing another's romantic partner
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to fall on one's backside
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
every evening; night after night
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to stop walking; to pause
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to die by drowning; to drown
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to summon courage; to be brave
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
longing for others; wanting company
infinite loop; closed loop
oil sands; tar sands; bituminous sands
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season