absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
such; like that; that sort of; very
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to be contrary to one's expectations
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to take someone's life; to kill someone
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
in accordance with; according to
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
single word; a few words; brief comment
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed