to approach; to draw near
sexy; popular; well-liked
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to degenerate; to lapse into
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
form; shape; figure; visage
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
particularly; only; in the case of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
how long; how far; how much
work; business; company; study
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
originally; by nature; from the start
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
interval; break; pause; spare moment