to distract a person's attention
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
sensual love; love affair
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
just the other day; quite recently
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to behave oneself; to be prudent; to exercise self-restraint; to abstain (from frivolity, drinking, etc.)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
one by one; one each; one at a time
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
piercing (esp. in the ear); piercing hole
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to cease; to stop; to be over
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
the very best; excellent; superb
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover