to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
speech; expression; wording; language
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
being outstanding; excelling; being foremost
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
they; those guys; those fellows
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
person concerned; interested party; related party
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally