good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
meeting; rendezvous; romantic encounter; date
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
consequence; outcome; result; blame
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
until now; so far; up to the present
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
together; at the same time; same; identical
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
opposite; reverse; contrary
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence