your company; your shrine
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
Basic Instinct (1992 film)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to jump up and down; to hop
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
wife who is older than her husband
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
unexpectedly; by chance; by accident
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
store; reserve; stock; savings
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs
where one has gone to; place one has gone to; (outing) destination
hopelessly inaccurate; not even remotely close; can't hit the side of a barn
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
small face (of a woman; generally considered attractive)
narrow-minded; small-minded; close-minded; intolerant
entertainment; amusement; fun
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...