proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
selection; choice; option
reality; actuality; hard fact
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to accept; to receive; to agree
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(your) daughter; young woman
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
real intention; true motive; true meaning
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
from where one sits; while sitting by
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
when it becomes; when it comes to