boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
warped mind; jaundiced mind; paranoia
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
to call in; to invite; to bring in
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(being from the) same town (province, birthplace, etc.)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
wrestler (esp. a professional wrestler)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
Miss; Ms.; unmarried woman
nice; likeable; desirable
lover; mistress; kept woman
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
self-introduction (of a character)
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)