quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
surely; certainly; without doubt
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
not caring; not giving a damn
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
domestic affairs; internal administration
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
woman; female; feminine gender
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)