this world; this life; this generation; present day
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
breaking off an engagement
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
nice; likeable; desirable
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
it's no joke; gimme a break!
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
irritation; annoyance; frustration
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
chastity; virtue; fidelity
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
to make (the effort to make) oneself look cool
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
back street; back alley; slums
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
vocal sound; tone of voice
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to breathe out; to exhale
thereupon; shortly thereafter
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement