(not) even once; (not) ever
story; tale; talk; discussion
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
declaration of independence
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
regret; repentance; remorse
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
time; season; period; phase; stage
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
treatment; service; handling; management
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?