novel; story; (work of) fiction
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
for example; for instance; e.g.
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
question; inquiry; enquiry
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency