if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to come back; to return; to recur
in this manner; in this way; like this
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
good young man; agreeable youth
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
conviction; belief; confidence
family; members of a family
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)