Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to ask; to enquire; to query
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
man; male; masculine gender
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to be at a loss for words
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
stealthily; secretly; in secret
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
genuine; authentic; true; real