unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to head home; to leave for home
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
at first; in the beginning; originally
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit