to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
revolution; rotation; turn; turning; inversion; handspring (gymnastics)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
by all means; by all costs
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
maintenance; preservation; improvement
for your information; I'm telling you
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
heart; guts; nerve; central part
excessive; too much; unreasonable
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
to be able to manage somehow or another
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
long ago; a long time ago; already
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to pierce through; to break through
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange