to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
head over heels; headlong; head first
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
order; command; directions; instructions
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
several minutes; a few minutes
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
one's best interests; one's own good
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
all; entire; whole; altogether
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)