suspension bridge effect; phenomenon where someone in fear or surprise mistakes their physiological response as romantic arousal
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to be overcome with emotion
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
Bufferin (brand of buffered aspirin)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
covered with; stained; smeared
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
means of commuting; transportation for commuting; way of getting to work
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
self-; from (a time or place)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair