to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(not) even once; (not) ever
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
infant; baby; little child
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely