courting; wooing; making advances
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
affectation; showiness; pretence
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
have a pain in one's chest
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
house built on sand; house of cards
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
heading; headline; index; headword
to be photographed; to be projected
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
putting a plan into operation
important person; strategic person; key figure
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position