stepping back; drawing back
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
boy; son; baby boy; young man
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to tighten; to press hard
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to dye; to colour; to color
invitation; introduction; temptation
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
cleavage (between breasts)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sweet voice; seductive voice
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
again (and again); once again; yet again
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)