vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs, pluggers; jandals
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
summertime; summer season
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
pair; the two; both persons; both things
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
and; thereupon; because of that
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
breaking (an agreement, promise); cancellation (of a contract)
to put on airs; to assume importance