ESL Podcast 525 - Falling in Love
to stare - to look at something without turning away to look at anything else; to look at something with a lot of concentration
Why is that man staring at me? Do I have something in my teeth?
crush - a feeling of liking someone romantically, usually used to describe the feelings of children
I had a crush on Aaron in high school, but he was dating someone else.
to fall head over heels - to fall in love with someone; to have very strong feelings of love and affection; to begin to have a strong romantic interest in someone
Yoshida fell head over heels for Noemi and they were married within nine months!
love at first sight - the feeling of loving someone immediately after meeting him or her, and knowing one wants to spend the rest of one's life with that person
Was it love at first sight, or were you friends for a long time before you started dating?
sparks fly - when there is an obvious romantic attraction between two people
Everyone saw the sparks fly when Davis met Tamar.
to miss - to not see or notice something
How could I have missed that stop sign? I can't believe I didn't stop before driving through the intersection!
blush - a pink or red color on one's cheeks, usually caused by feelings of embarrassment or anger
She never shouts, but if you see a blush on her cheek, then you know she's angry.
grin - a small smile of happiness and satisfaction, usually without showing one's teeth
The scientist grinned when he learned that his article would be published in the journal.
chemistry - a romantic attraction between two people, where each person is interested in the other person
He's smart, funny, hard-working, and kind, but I just don't feel any chemistry with him.
to steal a glance - to look at someone or something very quickly, trying not to let other people notice that one is interested in that person or thing
That man is pretending to read the newspaper, but he keeps stealing glances at you. I think he likes you!
figment of (one's) imagination - something that one has imagined; something that one thinks is real, but isn't
Diego thought he heard someone knock at the door, but nobody was there. It must have been a figment of his imagination.
attracted to (someone) - liking someone; thinking that someone is interesting in a romantic way, usually because one is interested in that person's personality or physical appearance
Are you more attracted to tall or short women?
to speak for (someone) - to speak on behalf of another person; to present another person's opinions or ideas
Are you speaking for yourself, or for your employer?
that's for me to know and for you to find out - a phrase used when one has secret information that one doesn't want to share with another person and wants to tease that person about it
I asked the director who the new choreographer would be, but she just said, "That's for me to know and for you to find out."