anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
these guys; these fellows
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
likability; favorability; popularity
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
womanly; ladylike; feminine
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to accept someone's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what kind of; what sort of; what
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
unfairness; injustice; partiality