to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
empirical; from experience
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
shoulder strap (on a dress)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
manner of using one's hands
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
(not) so much; (not) that much
dampness; humidity; moisture
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
even for an instant; even as a joke
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame