liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
this world; this life; this generation; present day
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
choices; alternatives; options
nothing but; none other than
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
that's a different matter; that's a different story
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
as expected; as predicted
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
talking while standing; standing around talking
social meeting place; watering hole
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to jar; to creak; to grate
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity