impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to fall ill; to be taken ill
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal