to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dot; point; polka dots; pixel
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
although; though; despite the fact that ...
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
enough is enough; no further!
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
only; merely; but; no more than
ago; since; before; previous
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
bona fide third party; bona fide third person
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence