reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
how; in what way; by what means
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to appear in the newspaper
extremely; very; really; super; so
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to smile (at); to grin (at)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be jealous; to be envious
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to make out; to neck; to canoodle; to fondle each other; to flirt (with)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
start of a romance; beginning of love
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched