teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
individual; private person; personal; private
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
proposal; proposition; suggestion
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
opposite side; opposition
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to throw into; to toss into
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to triumph; to be elated with success
being the sole winner; winner-take-all
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
please (give me); please (do for me)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation