destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
incident; affair; happening; event
too much; excessively; too
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
much less; to say nothing of
to jump up and down; to hop
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
(not) so much; (not) that much
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
although I say; although one might say; although called
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to feel; to sense; to experience
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
fast approach; quick intimacy
in the morning; during the morning
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
honorific/polite/humble prefix
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to replace; to move; to change the position of