to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
to be in focus; to come into focus
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to solicit; to demand; to extort
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
notice; attention; observation
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
remote control; remote operation
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to have a meal; to take a meal
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances