affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to blow off; to be blown off
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
mockery; derision; ridicule
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to square one's shoulders
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
sincere; honest; faithful
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to boost; to force up; to push up
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear