until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
first meeting; first interview with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
imagination; supposition; guess
genuine article; real thing; real deal
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
tension; mental strain; nervousness
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to come to like a lot; to fall in love
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
fourth day of the month; four days
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
after school (at the end of the day)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to speak; to hear a voice
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
rest; break; recess; intermission
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)