rather; sooner; preferably
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
such; this sort of; like this
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to have an eye on; to zero in on
indicate reason; infers some protest
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
meaning; significance; sense
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
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
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
and; thereupon; because of that
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating