street; quarter; district; area
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to stop walking; to pause
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
yearned for; longed for; missed
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
otherwise; if not; or else
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to sell off; to dispose of
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be overcome with emotion
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?