ripple (on water); wavelets
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
until now; so far; up to the present
vocal sound; tone of voice
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
fair and square; open and aboveboard
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to become pale; to turn pale
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
limit; localize; localise
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
self-torturing; masochistic
(in the shape of a) mouth; mouthpiece (of a cigarette); manner of speech
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
wedded life; married life
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to turn completely into; to become completely
the senses; sensuality; carnality
full capacity; all one's ability