it wasn't that good idea Either "it wasn't that good an idea" or "it wasn't such a good idea" would be right.
Technically, you should probably say "the muffled sound of music", but "muffled music" is a more concise way of getting the same idea across.
'Draufgänger' - it depends on context and mood, really. 'Lothario' is quite old fashioned and Victorian, whereas 'Jack-the-lad' is still slightly dated, but much more earthy. Or you could say 'a real chancer' or 'a smoothie'.
'Sticking to lemonade' - exactly right.
They have each other in arms and dance wild and hot. They hold each other in their arms and dance wild and hot. (Techically those last two words should be adverbs not adjectives, but 'wildly and hotly' sounds clumsy).
she tries to kiss him with her tongue She tried to french-kiss him. (or 'tongue-kiss him')
the girls kiss him left and right of his face The girls kiss him on either side of his face.
Making advances - forward or pushy if it's unwelcome, perhaps flirtatious (or flirty) if it's fun?
he is in forbidden love with an English girl? 'Ours is a forbidden love', to quote Willow Rosenberg. :-)
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Date: 2008-02-05 08:13 pm (UTC)Either "it wasn't that good an idea" or "it wasn't such a good idea" would be right.
Technically, you should probably say "the muffled sound of music", but "muffled music" is a more concise way of getting the same idea across.
'Draufgänger' - it depends on context and mood, really. 'Lothario' is quite old fashioned and Victorian, whereas 'Jack-the-lad' is still slightly dated, but much more earthy. Or you could say 'a real chancer' or 'a smoothie'.
'Sticking to lemonade' - exactly right.
They have each other in arms and dance wild and hot.
They hold each other in their arms and dance wild and hot. (Techically those last two words should be adverbs not adjectives, but 'wildly and hotly' sounds clumsy).
she tries to kiss him with her tongue
She tried to french-kiss him. (or 'tongue-kiss him')
the girls kiss him left and right of his face
The girls kiss him on either side of his face.
Making advances - forward or pushy if it's unwelcome, perhaps flirtatious (or flirty) if it's fun?
he is in forbidden love with an English girl?
'Ours is a forbidden love', to quote Willow Rosenberg. :-)