tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
major incident; major happening; big scandal
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to cross the line; to go too far
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to be conspicuous; to stand out
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
outsider; someone outside of a group
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to shout (in anger); to yell
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to not believe one's ears
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)