to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
on the way home from work; returning from work
to know (someone); to think; to believe
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
(powder) puff; puffed cereal
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to spit out; to eject; to dump
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
birds of a feather flock together
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
three times; thrice; third (interval)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual